HoldMyType<p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> at a Crossroads: The Future of Licensing Driven by Monetization</p><p>"Open Source at a Crossroads: The Future of Licensing Driven by Monetization"<br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Terraform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Terraform</span></a> recently announced its decision to transition from an open source Mozilla Public <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/License" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>License</span></a> (MPL) to a Business Source License (BSL), sparking a debate within the developer and DevOps community.</p><p>An Open Source AI is an <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> system made available under terms and in a way that grant the freedoms to:<br>- Use the system for any purpose and without having to ask for permission.<br>- Study how the system works and inspect its components. - Modify the system for any purpose, including to change its output. - Share the system for others to use with or without modifications, for any purpose<br>New development policy: code generated by a large language model or similar technology (e.g., <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> GitHub <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copilot</span></a> is presumed to be tainted (i.e., of unclear copyright, not fitting NetBSD’s licensing goals) and cannot be committed to <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/112446618914747900" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/11244</span><span class="invisible">6618914747900</span></a></p><p>It is expressly forbidden to contribute to Gentoo any content that has been created with the assistance of Natural Language Processing artificial intelligence tools. This motion can be revisited, should a case be made on such a tool that does not pose copyright, ethical and quality concerns.” <a href="https://arxiv.org/html/2503.02817v1#:~:text=Open%20Source%20at%20a%20Crossroads%3A%20The%20Future%20of%20Licensing%20Driven%20by%20Monetization" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arxiv.org/html/2503.02817v1#:~</span><span class="invisible">:text=Open%20Source%20at%20a%20Crossroads%3A%20The%20Future%20of%20Licensing%20Driven%20by%20Monetization</span></a></p>