Amanda Brock shared her latest thoughts on open source AI, reflecting personal concerns she’s encountered through numerous discussions. Brock encourages an open dialogue, welcoming feedback and differing perspectives on the topic.
V9.0 of the Open Source AI Definition has met with criticism including from Amanda Brock Read More »
Licence changes, open washing and forking are central discussions in open source and its commercialisation. Amanda Brock writes a major overview of forking for TheNewStack.
The New Stack reports Why Open Source Forking Is a Hot-Button Issue Read More »
OpenUK started the Labour Party Conference off by bringing the right people’s voices into the room, but as always the concern of the small players is that these are so easily drowned out and overlooked as the week progresses with other conversations on AI but nobody else focusing on data centres.
Computing reports Labour Party Conference: UK risks being left behind in AI Read More »
Amanda Brock talks about how Valkey fork highlights the error of relying on open source as a business model.
Computing reports ‘Not a business model’: How companies misunderstand open source Read More »
CEO Amanda Brock says that while it’s “great to see people simply being honest that [their software] is not open source,” this new category of license might just complicate matters — particularly as there are already well-established names for this kind of software.Within open source, we call the category that is proprietary with source that
“Open source as a digital public good needs government funding ” says Amanda Brick, Kelsey Hightower and Peter Zaitsev
The Register reports if governments rely on FOSS, they should fund it Read More »
Amanda Brock reacts to Percona’s report that 70% of Redis users are looking at alternatives and in particular the Linux Foundation hosted Valkey fork.
Computing reports Database dust-up: Are Redis users switching to Valkey? Read More »
The challenge of the usage of the term “open source” in the context of AI is explored by The New Stack with CEO Amanda Brock raising concerns that a second definition may risk undermining the Open Source Software Definition.
The New Stack reports Why Open Source AI Has No Meaning Read More »
In response to the Elastic shift back to open source software licensing, our CEO, Amanda Brock expanded on why the open source community is invested in licenses actually meeting the true definition of open source and the frictionless freedom this creates. The lines are often blurred in this ecosystem so clarity and transparency is critical to avoid open washing.
Amanda Brock welcomes long term open source software contributor Elastic back to the open source fold, as this prodigal child reverts to an open source software licence.
Computing reports Elastic returns to the open source fold Read More »
