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Open source means living under constant scrutiny. AI just made that scrutiny cheaper and faster. I feel this every day maintaining an open source project. The t
by a-fadil 6mo ago
Open source means living under constant scrutiny. AI just made that scrutiny cheaper and faster. I feel this every day maintaining an open source project. The temptation to close the source is real but let’s not forget that open source is what raised the bar for software quality in the first place.
- dnnddidiej 6mo agoNot really. Open source just means distributing the source. Either via CD or some internet based protocol. Maybe you are referring to the whole Github thing.
- mynameisvlad 6mo agoI mean, by definition, open source means that the source code is available and therefore _open_ to scrutiny. Regardless of how it is distributed.
- dnnddidiej 6mo agoRight. But what is the problem? * Someone lols at code. Answer: ignore them. * Someone sees your vulns. Answer: someone is already trying to hack you anyway.
- wartywhoa23 6mo agoOpen source is what made this AI shitshow possible in the first place.