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Open Source as We Know It Is Dead, Essay Argues
Original: Open Source as We Know It Is Dead Article URL: https:// jross.me/open-source-as-we-kno w-it-is-dead/ Comments URL: https
A new essay by Josh Ross declares that open source as traditionally understood is dead, arguing that the rise of AI and changed business incentives have undermined the original model of freely shared community software. The piece is drawing debate among developers and tech commentators, who are split on whether the open source ecosystem is truly collapsing or simply evolving into something different.
Why now: Developers and tech commentators are actively debating whether AI and commercial pressures have fundamentally changed open source.
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