• The Corruption of Open Source w/ tante

  • Nov 7 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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The Corruption of Open Source w/ tante

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  • Paris Marx is joined by tante to discuss troubling developments in the open source world as Wordpress goes to war with WP Engine and a new definition of open source AI doesn’t require being open about training data.

    tante is a sociotechnologist, writer, speaker, and Luddite working on tech and its social impact.

    Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.

    The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.

    Also mentioned in this episode:

    • tante wrote about the problem with the Open Source Initiative’s definition of open source AI.
    • Check out this link for the full breakdown on the Wordpress drama.
    • Wordpress changed its trademark guidelines on September 19 regarding the use of the WP abbreviation.
    • Tumblr and Wordpress started selling user data for AI training earlier this year.
    • A lot of the controversy around Richard Stallman started blowing up in 2019.

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