Post #3891458
2026-07-17 17:30 UTC
It seems that #opensource licenses were meant to protect capital, not people.
They enabled expropriating labor without pay, and now that capital can steal labor sans-license, the mask is off and it is "just tech".
Fundamentally, it seems that #freesoftware failed to recognize that like conservatism, there are in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
#opensource bound volunteer labor but did not protect it.
#linux #ai
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@yoasif@mastodon.social 2026-07-17 17:34
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@petrillic/116930044480581453 Like everyone, I am still thinking about what all of this means (and seeing everyone's comments is edifying). Still, I wrote up my thoughts around this weeks ago and it has only gotten worse since then: https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/17/AIs-unpaid-debt-how-llm-scrapers-destroy-the-social-contract-of-open-source.html Is open source/free software over? It is really starting to feel like if people try, they won't be offered any protections - it will totally be a situation where we are just doing free labor for companies.