#opensourcefunding — Public Fediverse posts

Assuming the 'AI load' argument is true, moving to GitLab, Codeberg, etc. might not be the solution as with sufficient moves they'd face the same problem.

Also, the visibility and discovery/search possibilities get a lot harder.

Hence, federated forges and a fully distributed cross-forge search option that does not rely on a single point of failure is needed.

Now who's funding the remainder of the way to full forge federation for Forgejo?

Glancing over to
@sovtechfund
@nlnet @nlnetlabs

2/2

#forgejo #federation #codeberg #gitlab #github #codeforge #opensource #fossfunding #opensourcefunding #nlnet #sovereigntech

🎉 Behold the grandiose spectacle of the "World's First Open Source Endowment!" Because, clearly, a whopping $693K from 61 donors will revolutionize the world of open source funding one penny at a time. 🙄 Let's all line up to donate to this "truly sustainable" fund that promises to solve everything but likely ends up funding more FAQs than actual projects. 🤑
https://endowment.dev/ #OpenSourceFunding #SustainableProjects #TechNews #CommunitySupport #HackerNews #ngated

Neuer Artikel im Blog:

TYPO3-Ideen für Q2/2025: Wähle mit und gestalte die Zukunft

https://wwagner.net/blog/a/typo3-ideen-fuer-q2-2025-waehle-mit-und-gestalte-die-zukunft

#TYPO3Community #CommunityBudget #OpenSourceFunding

One small step for open-source but a giant leap for mankind.
#opensource #opensourcefunding
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/home/news/nasa-funds-open-source-software-underpinning-scientific-innovation/

Just checked how many connected NR instances there are combined for my Alexa and Google Home nodes.

If I can convince 1% of them to chip in $1 a month then the costs are covered.

https://blog.hardill.me.uk/2024/09/10/end-of-the-free-ride/

#NodeRED #Alexa #GoogleHome #OpenSourceFunding

Published a first draft of Collective Funds Guidelines: https://github.com/collective-funds/guidelines

First user will be Mocha and its inspired by prior art of awesome fellow @openjsf projects @eslint and WebdriverIO 🙏

Thanks to (in no special order) @JoshuaKGoldberg, @mcollina, @west, @ulisesgascon, @uzlopak, @bcomnes for review, feedback and suggestions that helped shape this 🙏

#opensource #OpenSourceFunding #opencollective #mochajs

"Wait. You mean we can exploit the workers we pay AND the ones we don't pay? Oh hell yeah!"

https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/112211957860573246

#OpenSourceFunding

So I guess my question is (sorry this is so rambly, nuance is hard!!)… how would you as an ethical open source project with diverse interests and a community of users with strong feelings around “AI” approach this?

I almost feel like we need to distinguish the current generative AI hype from ML-powered features when it comes to public communication—but *also* lean into “AI” when looking at funding. And that distinction is… hard.

#GNOME #OpenSource #OpenSourceFunding #AI #ML

Like it or not—and I absolutely *hate* it—“AI” is where the hype is now. I don’t want to play into it. I think “generative AI” is extraordinarily overblown, problematic, and burning an immeasurable amount of resources. So let’s not do _that_.

But if you could secure a grant to “integrate helpful, privacy-respecting AI features” into GNOME… wouldn’t you? To be clear, this would include the features I mentioned earlier—not generative AI.

#GNOME #Linux #AI #ML #OpenSource #OpenSourceFunding

So… how does that attract funding so that we can invest in the platform as a whole, making _everything_ (not just these hypothetical ML-powered improvements) better—funding that could be put towards continuing to improve accessibility, developer APIs, research and user testing, and features that our users care about?

Well, you kind of have to pitch it as AI. 😬️ Let me explain.

#GNOME #OpenSource #OpenSourceFunding #Linux #AI #ML

For example: object recognition in the Image Viewer app to remove backgrounds; algorithmically improved camera quality in video calls; autocorrect! These are all areas that use ML algorithms on other platforms, and I don’t think that’s bad; you take a bunch of data, train an algorithm, then ship that in the OS/GNOME/etc. to be genuinely helpful.

First, we can get on board with *that*, right? Personally, I don’t consider that “AI,” even.

#GNOME #Linux #AI #ML #OpenSource #OpenSourceFunding

My gut reaction—and judging by the room, the reaction of others—was “hell naw.” But then the person clarified, and I understood what they were actually saying. And I think it *mostly* jives with my thoughts around “AI.”

The suggestion, as best I can describe it, was that there are a lot of opportunities for genuinely useful, responsible, offline, machine-learning-powered improvements to a platform like GNOME.

#GNOME #Linux #AI #ML #OpenSource #OpenSourceFunding

A conversation that keeps popping up in my mind since FOSDEM centers around open source projects and “AI,” and I *still* don’t know what I think. So let me share some thoughts here on the famously nuance-friendly Internet. 😜

During a chat w/folks from several open source organizations, someone suggested GNOME could attract funding by “sprinkling some AI on it.” Several folks laughed at the topical joke, but then realized it was in earnest. 🧵

#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux #AI #ML #OpenSourceFunding

Come talk to us at Chaos Communication Camp. We'll have a meetup about #opensourcefunding together with @sovtechfund , @PrototypeFund and @prototypefundch. Come say hi! We're here to answer all your questions about our funds. Aug. 16, 3 to 4 p.m.
https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/hub/camp23/en/event/meet-the-funders-sovereign-tech-fund-nlnet-prototype-fund-germany-switzerland/
#ccc