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SourceHut Under Siege: The High Cost of LLM Crawlers

2025-03-18

SourceHut, an open-source code hosting platform, is under relentless attack from large-scale LLM crawlers. Ignoring robots.txt, these bots indiscriminately scrape data, causing frequent outages and severely impacting service stability and developer productivity. The author pleads for a halt to the development and use of LLMs and AI tools, condemning the immense damage inflicted on the open-source community. This isn't just SourceHut's problem; it's a challenge for the entire open-source ecosystem.

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(drewdevault.com)
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FOSDEM '25 Protest: Targeting Jack Dorsey and Block, Inc.

2025-01-20

A blogger is organizing a protest at FOSDEM '25 against Jack Dorsey and his company, Block, Inc., for their participation in the conference. The protesters argue that Dorsey's role in Twitter's sale and Block, Inc.'s business practices threaten the values of the open-source community. They plan a peaceful occupation of Dorsey's speaking slot on February 2nd to prevent his talk, emphasizing that the protest is not against FOSDEM itself. The aim is to improve FOSDEM's transparency and inclusivity, advocating for a more open decision-making process.

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(drewdevault.com)
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Controversy Erupts at FOSDEM: Billionaire Jack Dorsey's Keynote Sparks Outrage

2025-01-16

Jack Dorsey, former Twitter CEO, is slated to give a keynote at FOSDEM, a leading free software conference. This has sparked significant backlash within the FOSS community. Critics point to Dorsey's role in Twitter's decline and his involvement with Block, arguing he doesn't deserve such a prominent platform. The author calls for a boycott and is organizing a sit-in to protest Dorsey's presence and advocate for redirecting funds towards supporting the FOSS community.

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(drewdevault.com)
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Jujutsu: A Game-Changing Version Control System

2024-12-12

The author daily drives Jujutsu, a Git-based version control system, and highly recommends it. Unlike other simplified Git alternatives, Jujutsu focuses on enhancing the workflow of power users, particularly in simplifying history editing. The author recounts a personal experience showcasing Jujutsu's ease in modifying past commits, eliminating complex Git commands. While Jujutsu has some shortcomings, like lacking support for git send-email and the Google CLA requirement, the author still uses it daily for personal projects.

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(drewdevault.com)
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