September 24, 2025
If Open Source Stops Being Global, It Stops Being Open - FOSS Force fossforce.com
Europe wants to buy European, America wants to deregulate the world, China hacks the commons. But code knows no borders... unless we let it.
September 22, 2025
Open Source Has Too Many Parasocial Relationship pivotnine.com
There is no supply chain here because there is no supplier. Someone created the software artifact once upon a time, yes, but it was not supplied to you. It was made available to the world at large.
This is a great piece, describing exactly how open source works!
September 1, 2025
The $69 Billion Domino Effect: How VMware’s Debt-Fueled Acquisition Is Killing Open Source, One Repository at a Time – FastCode fastcode.io
Bitnami's decision to end its free tier by August 2025 has sparked widespread outrage among developers who rely on its services. This change is part of Broadcom CEO Hock Tan's strategy to monetize essential software following acquisitions, impacting countless users and forcing companies to either pay steep fees or undergo costly migrations.
This is such a bad move from Broadcom - but it was to be expected, of course.
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