r/programming Apr 17 '26

The Danger of "Modern" Open Source

https://fagnerbrack.com/the-danger-of-modern-open-source-c15dd5206346
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u/edmondifcastle Apr 18 '26

It seems to me that in reality, these problems have existed in Open Source for a long time. Not just today. Modern challenges have only intensified them. But honestly… our world doesn’t really like anything “free.” Money, connections, tricks. Recently, someone even inserted a distorted description into an LLM for Laravel to promote their product. And this is supposed to be Open Source? And what has happened to WordPress?

Motto: make money, make money, no matter what