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AI 'slop security reports' are driving open source maintainers mad
News Low-quality, LLM-generated reports should be treated as if they are malicious, according to one expert
Open source malware surged by 156% in 2024
News Hackers are taking advantage of lax verification and surging demand to distribute and scale malware in record time
Warning issued over open source developer account security
News The security of individual developer accounts poses a serious threat to open source ecosystem, according to a new report from the Linux Foundation
The UK needs to up its game to fend off open source competition
News Investment in the open source ecosystem needs to increase alongside broader government support
New definition of open source AI is “flawed”, experts say
News The terms compel open source AI projects to reveal information around training data – but there are a few key caveats
Redis license changes were the “only way to compete with Amazon and Google”
News Redis sparked controversy when it announced licensing changes in March this year – but the company believes the move was warranted
Elastic returns to open source, but can it regain the community’s trust?
Elastic has announced the addition of the OSI-approved AGPL open source license for its Elasticsearch and Kibana products
Open source AI just got a major seal of approval from US regulators
Analysis Regulators in the US appear very keen on supporting open source AI developers
