If the GNU GPL was the legal hack for freedom, AI is the technical one https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/ #ai #chardet #copyleft #gpl #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

The license alone is a very weak moat https://www.maffulli.net/2026/04/07/code-is-not-a-moat-why-the-euro-office-squabble-is-a-strategy-failure/ #eu #eurostack #onlyoffice #OpenSource #sovereignty

How do we turn AI "expropriation" back into "contribution"? Read the research and let's define the future of the digital commons together. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/24/preference-signaling/ #ai #datagovernance #OpenSource

I believe ONLYOFFICE moved in the right direction using their trademarks, although a copyright license is the wrong tool to enforce it. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/04/07/code-is-not-a-moat-why-the-euro-office-squabble-is-a-strategy-failure/ #eu #eurostack #onlyoffice #OpenSource

Digital public spaces need more than regulation; they need public infrastructure. Our new policy brief (authored by @aditya.myatproto.social and Zuzanna Warso) proposes public investment in interoperable, commons-based communication infrastructure. openfuture.eu/publication/...

Code is not a moat: Why the Euro-Office squabble is a strategy failure https://www.maffulli.net/2026/04/07/code-is-not-a-moat-why-the-euro-office-squabble-is-a-strategy-failure/ #eu #eurostack #onlyoffice #OpenSource #sovereignty

An easy solution is for the Euro-Office and Ascensio System SIA to talk and negotiate a business agreement. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/04/07/code-is-not-a-moat-why-the-euro-office-squabble-is-a-strategy-failure/ #eu #eurostack #onlyoffice #OpenSource #sovereignty

Euro-Office is only a tech preview, so the consortium has time to recover from what I think is a faux pas. Hopefully, they’ll recover quickly. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/04/07/code-is-not-a-moat-why-the-euro-office-squabble-is-a-strategy-failure/ #eu #eurostack #onlyoffice #OpenSource

TDF ejects its core developers and Collabora announces that it's forking LibreOffice. #Sovereignty #OpenSource www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-eje...

Let's test some legal theory #copyright

The first liberation gave us the code; the second liberation gives us the mastery of it. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/ #ai #chardet #copyleft #gpl #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

AI developers aren’t just “mining” the commons; they should participate in a reciprocal loop where models improve with better, consented data. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/24/preference-signaling/ #ai #datagovernance #OpenSource

I recognize that this will not be a popular opinion, but I think it's true. And I hope people will read the whole thing before they start yelling at me based on the headline.

You did it! 🥳 European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop. This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

The fundamental goal of the Free Software movement was individual agency over the machine. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/ #ai #chardet #copyleft #gpl #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

Following the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) and Data Governance paper and conference, it’s clear: creators shouldn't be passive sources. They must be active participants in the AI lifecycle. My latest research explores how. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/24/preference-signaling/

Following the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) and Data Governance paper and conference, it’s clear: creators shouldn't be passive sources. They must be active participants in the AI lifecycle. My latest research explores how. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/24/preference-signaling/

The "take without give" era of AI development is breaking the social contract. We need a way to tell machines what they can and can’t do with the data they harvest. My latest research maps the way forward. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/24/preference-signaling/

The Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) was a massive step for transparency, but it doesn't solve the data governance gap alone. My new paper explores how to bridge the gap between raw data collection and ethical stewardship. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/24/preference-signaling/

OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project Pass it on

⭐ OpenCloud has just reached 5,000 stars on GitHub! Huge congrats! 🎉 Secure cloud file sharing with complete data sovereignty

As we watch developers rewrite foundational libraries like Chardet in a weekend or build complex “Artifact Keepers” from scratch using AI, we are witnessing the Second Liberation https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/

Simon Willison's "Thoughts on OpenAI acquiring Astral and uv/ruff/ty" highlights an opportunity for the PSF or another foundation: move uv to a non-profit like the LF to keep the Open Source collaboration neutral. Spin off Pyx into a lean corporation owned by the non-profit (PSF, for example.)

When you say "buy European," you must be aware that the answer is not as clear cut as it seems. EU cloud service providers are bringing Broadcom before the EU antitrust authority. arstechnica.com/information-...

The second liberation: AI is the final frontier of Copyleft https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/ #ai #chardet #copyleft #gpl #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

The “freedom to fork” was a theoretical right that required thousands of dollars in labor or years of study to exercise. AI code assistants are collapsing that cost https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/ #ai #chardet

Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June. A story to be studied in business schools for many years.

The “tyranny of the vendor” is finally meeting its match, not in a courtroom, but in the prompt. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/

If the GNU GPL was the legal hack for freedom, AI is the technical one https://www.maffulli.net/2026/03/16/ai-final-frontier-of-copyleft/ #ai #chardet #copyleft #gpl #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom

Publishers say they’re blocking the Internet Archive because of AI scraping. But shutting out a nonprofit library won’t stop AI—it will damage the public’s best record of the web.

To keep the ecosystem resilient, Open Source organizations should view funding as a three-pillar strategy. This moves the conversation away from total dependency and toward a more balanced ecosystem. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/

How is it fair that gigantic companies pay peanuts to the foundations of an ecosystem worth 9+ trillions of dollars? https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/ #NonProfit #OpenSource

Novamira – Full WordPress access for AI agents https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/27/novamira-full-wordpress-access-for-ai-agents/ #ai #mcp #wordpress

I can’t think of a European alternative to Cloudflare except maybe Myra, a product I’ve never used because its pricing doesn’t align with the companies I worked with/for. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/01/12/distractions/ #business

Why are we spending more on marketing but getting worse results? Gee Ranasinha's keynote from the Mautic World Conference tackles the emotional and psychological drivers we ignore in our rush to automate everything. Premieres today at 4pm GMT. Join us in the chat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QEY...

Sorry, I think this is a major tactical mistake. This scale delivers the message that Open Source is some sort of sliding scale *and* it pitches communities against each other, "I'm more open than you" type of drama. We don't need this. dri.es/the-software... #OpenSource #Eurostack #BuyEuropean

It’s an interesting academic exercise, not a “production-ready” compiler. But it raises a question: How much of it is a copyright-relevant copy of existing code? https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/09/sixteen-claude-ai-agents-working-together-created-a-new-c-compiler-ars-technica/

To keep the ecosystem resilient, Open Source organizations should view funding as a three-pillar strategy. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/ #NonProfit #OpenSource

how much of the code of the new C compiler published on GitHub resembles, imitates, or straight-up copies the code of other C compilers publicly released? https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/09/sixteen-claude-ai-agents-working-together-created-a-new-c-compiler-ars-technica/

OSMAnd has a much better designed map than Google Maps: walking directions are much more clearly visible, buildings, squares, roads are more clearly marked, allowing walkers to see at a glance where they need to go. Google Maps is optimized for cars and bikes, the route is a lane.

Now it’s time for other 501(c)3 charitable organizations to change tack, stop relying only on the sharks to drop the leftovers and start developing pay-to-play schemes. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/ #NonProfit

It’s not just the organizations with archives that can force companies to pay for services they rely on. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/ #NonProfit #OpenSource

We need to stop begging only for donations and start integrating Open Source costs into the standard language of procurement and service contracts. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/ #NonProfit #OpenSource

Stop begging: The case for paid Open Source https://www.maffulli.net/2026/02/01/stop-begging-the-case-for-paid-open-source/ #NonProfit #OpenSource

Pausing the 2026 Board Election cycle to improve how OSI selects Directors and hears the community https://opensource.org/blog/2026-osi-elections-update

Un par de ofertas de trabajo en Fundación Eclipse: * Software Engineer: eclipsefoundation.applytojob.com/apply/eXFgac... * Software Developer: eclipsefoundation.applytojob.com/apply/mvaSS7... Y más en eclipsefoundation.applytojob.com/apply/

How do we secure the invisible infrastructure of our digital future? Join tomorrow’s Software Heritage Symposium to discuss keeping the software commons resilient. https://tinyurl.com/SWH10 #OpenSource

The European tech lags behind its US and Chinese counterparts, and we can’t respond by talking about democracy and “values” instead. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/01/12/distractions/ #business #eurostack

This is pretty neat, indeed. Think blogging without suffering the SEO tax. #Opensource

Building alternatives to the hyperscalers in Europe will take years of serious investments in products that CIOs and CTOs will want to buy. https://www.maffulli.net/2026/01/12/distractions/ #business #eurostack