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Alfred M. Szmidt<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.opensource.org/@osi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>osi</span></a></span> Did you inform these 50 maintainers of how you refuse to publish the unredracted 2025 election results? That hundreds of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> hackers have signed a petition for you to do so, including several foundational organizations -- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@gnome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gnome</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@debian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>debian</span></a></span>? <a href="https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/elec</span><span class="invisible">tion-results-2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a></p>
Alfred M. Szmidt<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mikemcquaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mikemcquaid</span></a></span> Can you help putting pressure on the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.opensource.org/@osi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>osi</span></a></span> to publish the unredracted 2025 election results that the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> have refused to publish despite calls from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> community? <a href="https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/elec</span><span class="invisible">tion-results-2025</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> has published the results since the start, but this year they refuse to be transparent in their election process. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@downey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>downey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@richardfontana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>richardfontana</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@bkuhn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bkuhn</span></a></span></p>
Chinstrap Community<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ypssemWmuU&amp;list=PLr4nRUtZbsuGq-U9BCJoRvriJd9vZyhLN&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=5ypssemWmu</span><span class="invisible">U&amp;list=PLr4nRUtZbsuGq-U9BCJoRvriJd9vZyhLN&amp;index=2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSourceAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/llama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deepseek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepseek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/falcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>falcon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxfoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxfoundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensourceinitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourceinitiative</span></a></p>
Norm<p>Want to see more <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> from the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a>, especially with regard to their recent <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a>? Sign the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petition</span></a> asking them to release the full, unaltered election results:</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/election-results-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/OSI-Concerns/elec</span><span class="invisible">tion-results-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
Old Fucking Punk<p><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> is attacking the Free Software Foundation mainly by trying to smear Stallman.<br><a href="https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/22/Microsofters_Try_to_Defund_the_Free_Software_Foundation_by_Atta.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techrights.org/n/2024/11/22/Mi</span><span class="invisible">crosofters_Try_to_Defund_the_Free_Software_Foundation_by_Atta.shtml</span></a><br><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/TechRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechRights</span></a><br>While the article lists the Free Software Foundation Europe (<a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/FSFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSFE</span></a>) as a Microsoft front group, people should be aware of other groups are also fronts for <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>, like the <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/LinuxFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxFoundation</span></a> and the <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> (<a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a>).</p>
<p>They posit you can still modify (tune) the distributed models without the training source. You can also modify a binary executable without its source code. Frankly that's unacceptable if we actually care about the human beings using the software.</p><p>A key pillar of freedom as it relates to software is reproducibility. The ability to build a tool from scratch, in your own environment, with your own parameters, is absolutely indispensable to both learning how the tool works and changing the tool to better serve your needs, especially if your needs fall on the outskirts of the bell curve.</p><p>There's also the issue of auditability. If you can't run the full build process yourself, producing your own results from scratch in a trusted environment to compare with what's distributed, it becomes exponentially harder to verify any claims about how a tool supposedly works.</p><p>Without the training data, this all becomes impossible for AI models. The OSI knows this. They're choosing to ignore it for the sake of expediency for the companies paying their bills, who want to claim "open" because it sounds good while actually hiding the (largely stolen and fraudulently or non-consentually acquired) source material of their current models.</p><p>Do we want a new definition of "open source" that actively thwarts analysis and tinkering, two fundamental requirements of software that respects human beings today? Reject this nonsense.</p><p><a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OpenSourceAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceAI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a></p>
<p>As the OSI prepares to make official its "open source AI" definition with a glaring lack of requirement that the actual source (training data) is made available, it's worth noting that their work is funded by google, meta, microsoft, salesforce, etc. What does open source even mean here if the literal source of the model isn't open? These companies are invested in making you think they're on your side while they boil the oceans to avoid paying human beings for labor.</p><p>The idea behind open source, as it grew out of the free software movement, has always been to water down software freedoms, to create something more palatable to corporate interests that *sounds* good but means very little. This continues that work for the current "gen AI" bubble. It's time to ditch open source as an ideal, and the OSI especially.</p><p><a href="https://opensource.org/ai/drafts/the-open-source-ai-definition-1-0-rc2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opensource.org/ai/drafts/the-o</span><span class="invisible">pen-source-ai-definition-1-0-rc2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OpenSourceAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceAI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> tries to define <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>The issue is that there's no accepted way to determine whether or not an AI system is open source, despite the fact that there are already many <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> models offered under open source licenses.<br>"I think the fundamental problem with AI is that its output is inherently plagiarism," <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BrucePerens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrucePerens</span></a> explained "<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> are trained from websites, and open source software, without regard for their copyright."<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/16/open_source_initiative_ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/05/16/ope</span><span class="invisible">n_source_initiative_ai/</span></a></p>
Leadingbit<p>🗳️✨️ Only two days left! The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.opensource.org/@osi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>osi</span></a></span> Board plays a crucial role in shaping the future of open source. Your vote is vital to ensure the OSI continues to thrive and advocate for open source values. We believe <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@silona" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>silona</span></a></span> has the skills and will to be this advocate. We encourage you to review the candidates and join us in supporting the growth of OSI.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensourceinitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourceinitiative</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSIBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSIBoard</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opensource</span></a></p><p>📸 Photo by Izzy Pineda</p>
Patrick Masson<p>As I rely on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> so much for so many things I do, this <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GivingTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GivingTuesday</span></a> I am supporting:</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@GIMP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GIMP</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP</span></a>)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@gnome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gnome</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a>)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/keepassxc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>keepassxc</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KeePassXC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeePassXC</span></a>)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a>)(<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a>)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sfconservancy.org/users/conservancy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>conservancy</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SFConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFConservancy</span></a>)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a>)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@UbuntuWeeklyNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>UbuntuWeeklyNews</span></a></span> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a>)</p>
Open Source Initiative :osi:<p>Let's build a world where knowledge is freely shared, ideas are nurtured, and innovation knows no bounds! 🌍💙 Join the Open Source Initiative! For more information about Individual Membership, please see opensource.org/members. </p><p><a href="https://social.opensource.org/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://social.opensource.org/tags/OpenSourceCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceCommunity</span></a></p>
Tech News Worldwide<p>Open Source Initiative Extends Voting Period After Email ‘Typo’ <br> <br> <a href="https://www.linuxtoday.com/news/open-source-initiative-extends-voting-period-after-email-typo/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxtoday.com/news/open-sourc</span><span class="invisible">e-initiative-extends-voting-period-after-email-typo/</span></a> <br> <br> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a></p>
Tech News Worldwide<p>OSI Email Mistake Could Affect OSI Board Election Results <br> <br> <a href="https://www.linuxtoday.com/news/osi-email-mistake-could-affect-osi-board-election-results/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxtoday.com/news/osi-email-</span><span class="invisible">mistake-could-affect-osi-board-election-results/</span></a> <br> <br> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a></p>
Tech News Worldwide<p>The Open Source Initiative Improves Its Licensing Rules <br> <br> <a href="https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/open-source-initiative-improves-licensing-rules/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxtoday.com/developer/open-</span><span class="invisible">source-initiative-improves-licensing-rules/</span></a> <br> <br> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/Developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Developer</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a></p>
Tech News Worldwide<p>OSI License Review Working Group Seeks Input on Changes <br> <br> <a href="https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/osi-license-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxtoday.com/developer/osi-l</span><span class="invisible">icense-review/</span></a> <br> <br> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OpenSourceInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/Developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Developer</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/license" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>license</span></a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/OSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a></p>