[−]ginsider_oaks · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:26 UTC ·
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> Forcing it to be open source steals all that time and effort for me
You are the one "stealing" the time and effort of thousands of people who have written free and open source software. If the ratio really is so huge, then just cut out the small part that does all of the stealing.
> So you mean the code that I’ve agentically written to help manage my private financial affairs (on local models, for privacy) or my kids’ complicated school schedules must now be open sourced?
Open source licensing is only relevant when distributing the software, if you just use it privately it has no effect. You are not forced to make it public.
You are the one "stealing" the time and effort of thousands of people who have written free and open source software. If the ratio really is so huge, then just cut out the small part that does all of the stealing.
> So you mean the code that I’ve agentically written to help manage my private financial affairs (on local models, for privacy) or my kids’ complicated school schedules must now be open sourced?
Open source licensing is only relevant when distributing the software, if you just use it privately it has no effect. You are not forced to make it public.