The Next Web·4yCopilot works so well because it steals open source code and strips credit
The Software Freedom Conservancy announced its withdrawal from GitHub today. The SFC is upset that Microsoft and OpenAI trained an AI system called Copilot on data that was published under an open-source license. The only way to get access to Copilot is through a special invitation from Microsoft or paid subscription.
The New Stack·4yGitHub Copilot and Open Source: A Love Story That Won’t End Well?
GitHub’s recently commercialized offering of Copilot, which delivers AI-powered code composition/auto-completion, was built upon the sourcing of code from the millions of open source projects hosted in GitHub. The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) joined Free Software Foundation in a recommendation to cut ties with GitHub over the creation of GitHub Copilot.
The Register·4yMicrosoft is a Linux and open source company
In 2001 then CEO Steve Ballmer declared: "Linux is a cancer" Microsoft sponsored SCO's copyright attack on Linux; claimed that Linux violated unnamed Microsoft patents. Bill Gates and Ballmer's Microsoft wanted to see Linux and open-source software (OSS) dead and buried.
Community Picks·4yThis copilot is stupid and wants to kill me: Matthew Butterick
Microsoft released an AI-based tool for writing software called GitHub Copilot. As a lawyer and 20+ year participant in the world of open-source soft-ware, I agree with those who consider Copilot to be primarily an engine for violating open- source licenses.
ITNEXT·4yThe Case for C# and .NET. It has been interesting as I’ve shifted…
JavaScript is not particularly performant. It has a lack of a rich set of base class libraries. There are layers and layers of dependencies deep in the bowels of your code. Because of the nature of JavaScript, it creates these scenarios where vulnerabilities and even malware can be introduced to your code!
Hacker News·4yTeams is KILLING my Mac Every Day
Teams is murdering my MacBook Pro 16" i9 with 16GB RAM every day. It causes serious lags and randomly decides when it wants to share the screen successfully. Other times, it just shows screen but no audio or vice versa. It's infuriating and I've lost my patience!
JavaScript in Plain English·4yJWT Token Authentication using the .NET Core 6 Web API
We are going to discuss JWT Token Authentication and Implementation using .NET Core API 6. Before looking into this blog, visit my following blogs to understand the basics and details of JWT token authentication and Authorization. Let’s start the implementation of the.NET Core 6 Web API, by creating a new folder Models and creating a Product class inside that.
The Register·4yChina rallies support for Kylin Linux in war on Windows
The openKylin project aims to accelerate development of the country’s home-grown Kylin Linux distro. Launched in 2001, Kylin was intended for use in government and military offices, where Chinese authorities have repeatedly attempted to eliminate foreign operating systems. To date, the project has garnered support from nearly two dozen Chinese firms and institutions.