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Just seeing the list here: https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware

I don't know what to think about it, many incredible open-source projects went downhill, some worse than others, full AI permission usage and some of them even advertise AI providers on README.md. I'm even using many of them myself.

Even the good guys are falling, I'm not sure what to think about it. Am I overreacting maybe?

You might think, that's fine, not a big deal, some of them just allow AI usage, but not AI generated code, but for how long? If you allow use of AI for anything the tendency is that you'll be even more open about it in the future.

List of projects that personally draw my attention or I use eventually:

  • Firefox: not unexpected, but still, I had hope on Mozilla bring more tech awareness on mainstream
  • Spaceship prompt: I use this on my terminal for customization, why'd you need AI for such a simple project?
  • VLC: just sad
  • curl: sad x 10
  • Vim: sad x 20
  • zoxide: they literally promoting AI providers in the README, such a simple tool as well, why?
  • CoMaps/Organic Maps/OsmAnd: the few ones providing a good alternative to Google Maps
  • Element: that's literally the most used client for Matrix I guess?
  • Python: I thought they were the good guys as well
  • Lemmy: unexpected, code of conduct says it's allowed
  • Linux: the final boss, unbelievable

Is there any hope at all? Or am I just overreacting?

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[โ€“] kibblebits@quokk.au -1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You: fire all developers but yourself.

Got it. ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Only if you want to go over everything.

If you don't: you either need to make someone else responsible and accountable for going over something, or be accountable for not being responsible.

Remember:

A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.โ€ โ€“ IBM Training Manual, 1979.

[โ€“] kibblebits@quokk.au -2 points 18 hours ago