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Doesn't open source mean users get the source code? I don't understand this criticism.
by MangoCoffee 1y ago
Doesn't open source mean users get the source code?
I don't understand this criticism.
- senko 1y agoThey get the source code to a client. The criticism is that most of the value is (presumably) on the API service side. https://gwern.net/complement https://gwern.net/complement
- jemiluv8 1y agoThat is why people are comfortable open sourcing things like this. It is good publicity and they don't loose anything. On the other hand curious devs get to poke around and wonder how their copilot prompts were processed by the plugin. Or how it handles attaching files to context. And even what it sends in its payloads. Of course most of the value is on the API service side. That holds true for most applications these days.
- grg0 1y agoNo, that's source available. See the OSI definition for what 'open source' means. And this is precisely the issue with 'open source' vs 'free software'. Once you rewire your brain for the latter, it's very obvious why a project like this is simply open-washing for PR points.