Still, #LLM are voiding the #GPL (and #AGPL) reciprocity.
That's why years ago I wrote the #HackingLicense https://encrypted.tesio.it/documents/HACK.txt
It was designed with automated corporate #exploitation of #FreeSoftware in mind: it's goal is to balance #freedom and #communion, and it share with those that accept it much more than permissions, while being a stromger #copyleft and an explicit shrink-wrap contract.
Unfortunately, it's not compatible with GPL, because GPL is much weaker.
The fundamental issue of Free Software, the one that let people create the #OpenSource narrative and permessive licenses to exploit programmer ideals and #freelabor, was that #RMS, as an American grown up during #ColdWar, was too fond of the freedom-vs-communism propaganda to understand how lack of rules means the rule of the rich.
The problem is not commercial use of free software but commercial exploitation of free labour, as @doctormo@floss.social correctly stated.
The Hacking License does not prohibit commercial use, but requires recipient to share their own #copyright with the users of any derivative or dependant work they create as a contractual binding.
It's modelled after the research of #ElinorOstrom about Commons governance and the #Hacker ethics based on the value of #curiosity.
Still, #LLM are voiding the #GPL (and #AGPL) reciprocity.
That's why years ago I wrote the #HackingLicense https://encrypted.tesio.it/documents/HACK.txt
It was designed with automated corporate #exploitation of #FreeSoftware in mind: it's goal is to balance #freedom and #communion, and it share with those that accept it much more than permissions, while being a stromger #copyleft and an explicit shrink-wrap contract.
Unfortunately, it's not compatible with GPL, because GPL is much weaker.
The fundamental issue of Free Software, the one that let people create the #OpenSource narrative and permessive licenses to exploit programmer ideals and #freelabor, was that #RMS, as an American grown up during #ColdWar, was too fond of the freedom-vs-communism propaganda to understand how lack of rules means the rule of the rich.
The problem is not commercial use of free software but commercial exploitation of free labour, as @doctormo@floss.social correctly stated.
The Hacking License does not prohibit commercial use, but requires recipient to share their own #copyright with the users of any derivative or dependant work they create as a contractual binding.
It's modelled after the research of #ElinorOstrom about Commons governance and the #Hacker ethics based on the value of #curiosity.
People are slowly realizing that Android only weaponized open source licenses but was always meant to be a captive platform, like people are slowly realizing that VS Code has open source code but is a captive platform.
Open source licences are not enough. They’re regularly weaponized as a tech enthusiast trap.
@thibaultamartin licenses might not be enough, but at least one could use a stronger copyleft license like #GPL, which protects against more types of #enshittification than weaker permissive licenses. Which is why those #bigtech companies are scared to use them.
Generally speaking, #copyleft codebases interact best with small-to-medium business ventures rather than advancing the interests of megacorps.
#Mastodon is an obvious example — which has a growing ecosystem of small businesses (like @mastohost) & nonprofit entities working in collaboration.
We see similar in the #GPL'd #Drupal community.
When megacorps get involved with copylefted projects, it's usually to exploit rather than engage — hence the widespread #GPLv2 violations on #Linux.
#AGPLv3
Generally speaking, #copyleft codebases interact best with small-to-medium business ventures rather than advancing the interests of megacorps.
#Mastodon is an obvious example — which has a growing ecosystem of small businesses (like @mastohost) & nonprofit entities working in collaboration.
We see similar in the #GPL'd #Drupal community.
When megacorps get involved with copylefted projects, it's usually to exploit rather than engage — hence the widespread #GPLv2 violations on #Linux.
#AGPLv3
Mettre en place un #PlanDeGestionDeLogiciel ( #GPL) pour favoriser la réutilisation et la durabilité de votre logiciel, script ou programme : oui 👍 ! Mais #CommentFaire ?
Le blog #ScienceOuverte vous aide :
➡️ https://openscience.pasteur.fr/2025/09/11/comment-mettre-en-place-un-plan-de-gestion-des-logiciels/
Mettre en place un #PlanDeGestionDeLogiciel ( #GPL) pour favoriser la réutilisation et la durabilité de votre logiciel, script ou programme : oui 👍 ! Mais #CommentFaire ?
Le blog #ScienceOuverte vous aide :
➡️ https://openscience.pasteur.fr/2025/09/11/comment-mettre-en-place-un-plan-de-gestion-des-logiciels/
I just released ProxLB 1.1.7 for Proxmox - bringing in DRS alike VM resource based balancing to your Proxmox cluster!
What is ProxLB?
The Prox Load Balancer (ProxLB) helps you to rebalance your Container and VM workloads across your nodes in your Proxmox cluster based on the resource usage of nodes (e.g., CPU, memory, local disk).
Changelog:
* Add conntrack state aware migrations of VMs. (Closes: 305)
* Add graceful shutdown for SIGINT command. (Closes: 304)
* Fix crash when validating absent migration job ids. (Closes: 308)
* Fix guest object names are not being evaluated in debug log. (Closes: 310)
* Note: Have a great Dutch Proxmox Day 2025!
ProxLB is fully #opensource and under #GPL (#GPLv3).
Changelog: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB/releases/tag/v1.1.7
Project: https://proxlb.de
#ProxLB #Proxmox #Virtualization #Loadbalancer #OpenSource #Python #Coding #DutchProxmoxDay #DutchProxmoxDay2025 #PVE #Proxcon #Proxday #KVM
I just released ProxLB 1.1.7 for Proxmox - bringing in DRS alike VM resource based balancing to your Proxmox cluster!
What is ProxLB?
The Prox Load Balancer (ProxLB) helps you to rebalance your Container and VM workloads across your nodes in your Proxmox cluster based on the resource usage of nodes (e.g., CPU, memory, local disk).
Changelog:
* Add conntrack state aware migrations of VMs. (Closes: 305)
* Add graceful shutdown for SIGINT command. (Closes: 304)
* Fix crash when validating absent migration job ids. (Closes: 308)
* Fix guest object names are not being evaluated in debug log. (Closes: 310)
* Note: Have a great Dutch Proxmox Day 2025!
ProxLB is fully #opensource and under #GPL (#GPLv3).
Changelog: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB/releases/tag/v1.1.7
Project: https://proxlb.de
#ProxLB #Proxmox #Virtualization #Loadbalancer #OpenSource #Python #Coding #DutchProxmoxDay #DutchProxmoxDay2025 #PVE #Proxcon #Proxday #KVM
Proud that @fsfe volunteer @nicolef went through this whole process with #sumup about the #GNU #GPL.
Nicole’s efforts show that individuals can have outsized positive impacts on #softwarefreedom, and many little steps like Nicole’s, when taken together, can amount to a large enough movement to further develop the #FreeSoftware movement in a positive direction.
https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250820-01.en.html
Thanks also to @conservancy and @LaF0rge for all the work they do / did on this.
Proud that @fsfe volunteer @nicolef went through this whole process with #sumup about the #GNU #GPL.
Nicole’s efforts show that individuals can have outsized positive impacts on #softwarefreedom, and many little steps like Nicole’s, when taken together, can amount to a large enough movement to further develop the #FreeSoftware movement in a positive direction.
https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250820-01.en.html
Thanks also to @conservancy and @LaF0rge for all the work they do / did on this.
This is a story of how Nicole Faerber enforced #GPL and required source code from @sumup.
Very interesting and informative report.
This is a story of how Nicole Faerber enforced #GPL and required source code from @sumup.
Very interesting and informative report.
I tend to unironically enjoy hold music
I'm hoping, @cwebber, you are familiar with this #ThisAmericanLife segment?… https://www.thisamericanlife.org/516/stuck-in-the-middle-2014/act-one-0
…Since I heard the above ≈10 yrs ago, I've been annoyed ∄ a searchable database of known hold music (no, I won't use Google or Alexa).
Another thing I ponder on hold, when I hear #GPL'd clips that are clearly Allison Smith's voice¹ from #Asterisk, I wonder if playing them for me is distribution & thus a GPL violation.
¹ https://theivrvoice.com/https://my.digium.com/en/products/ivr/allisonsmith/