Commoditize Your Complements - ben-mini

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Open-source is software that anyone can freely view, use, modify, and share because its code is publicly available on sites like Github and Huggingface. My last coding project alone was all open-source; I used the most powerful LLM model (Llama 3), in the most popular scripting language (Python), with the largest font library (Google Fonts), on the most powerful code editor (VS Code)- all without paying a dime or signing up for an account. What’s even more striking is that Meta, Google, and Microsoft are all key contributors behind these tools, respectively¹. The practice of big companies leading open source projects is actually quite common. So, what’s their motive? Are they stealing my ideas or mining my data? Nope. These projects usually run locally on your computer (no internet needed) and are kept in check by the community, making sure there’s no foul play. The truth is these companies see their open-source projects as complements to their core business model. The goal is commodit

To the man who coined the phrase, “nothing in life is free”… have you been on GitHub lately? Open-source is software that anyone can freely view, use, modify, and share because its code is publicly available on sites like Github and Huggingface. My last coding project alone was all open-source; I used the most powerful LLM model ( Llama 3 ), in the most popular scripting language ( Python ), with the largest font library ( Google Fonts ), on the most powerful code editor ( VS Code )- all without paying a dime or signing up for an account. What’s even more striking is that Meta, Google, and Mic

Commoditize Your Complements - ben-mini

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