Nice to see open hardware for VR hitting such a price point.

This is an interesting and balanced view. Also nice to see that local inference is really getting closer. This is mostly a UI problem now.

Like me, you find the Open Source AI Definition weak on the training data information side? You'd be right and there's a reason for it... it's probably hiding quite some open washing for the larger models. This is a good explanation of the motives and consequences.

Nice initiative from the OSI. It is timely, such a definition was surely needed. The data information part seems fairly weak though... for sure you could make a system which doesn't respect the four freedoms that way.

Looks like we properly live by the "simple by default, powerful when needed" tagline. Now there are also challenges, this article gives a nice balanced view.

Yes, the governance of Open Source projects can be tricky. This is part of the job though, and properly embraced we all go further. An example from the Wayland space.

We keep saying they're not the same. This article does a good job highlighting the differences and explaining why you need both.

An excellent service to provide. Let's hope it stays sustainable, the risk is commercial leeches not giving back a dime. Be responsible, sponsor it if you use it commercially.

There is a sane conversation going on around uv in the Python community. Here is a good summary.

Interesting analysis. For sure the Rust for Linux drama tells something about the Linux kernel community and its complicated social norms.

Politics in the Linux kernel can indeed be tough. The alternative path proposed to the Rust-for-Linux team is indeed an interesting one, it could bear interesting results quickly.

It's about time... I wish they would have gone for the AGPL + proprietary double license scheme instead of their odd licenses the last time.

I'm not sure the "bubble" comparison properly applies. Still there are indeed signs of the Open Source movement getting in troubles. It'll be all the more important to stick to the Free Software values.

Interesting initiative. I'm looking forward to the results of this first pilot.

I wish more product companies would pick this license. Going for AGPL with a support and/or double license offering is a strong model in my opinion.

It's a piece which really resonates with me. I've been thinking and saying for a while that focusing mostly on the technical (licensing and dev) aspects of Open Source was a mistake. This completely overlooked the political side of the Free Software equation. This is why the industry is as it is now. We need stronger commons and indeed the AGPL is best for that.

This is indeed a problem. Somehow it became much harder to attract younger developers.

This is ignoring the energy consumption aspect. That said, it is spot on regarding the social and economics aspects of those transformer models. They have to be open and self hostable.

Very interesting piece... shows how someone can end up maintaining something essential for decades. This is a lesson for us all.

The more releases out there the more vulnerabilities are (and could be) discovered. Some actions are necessary to get things under control properly.