Tag: open source projects
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		Simon Willison’s Weblog: q and qv zsh functions for asking questions of websites and YouTube videos with LLMSource URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/19/q-and-qv-zsh-functions/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: q and qv zsh functions for asking questions of websites and YouTube videos with LLM Feedly Summary: q and qv zsh functions for asking questions of websites and YouTube videos with LLM Spotted these in David Gasquez’s zshrc dotfiles: two shell functions that use my LLM tool… 
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		Hacker News: Konwinski PrizeSource URL: https://andykonwinski.com/2024/12/12/konwinski-prize.html Source: Hacker News Title: Konwinski Prize Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces the K Prize, a $1 million competition aimed at enhancing open source AI development through a benchmarking initiative called SWE-bench, which focuses on coding performance without the risk of cheating. It underscores the importance… 
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		The Register: Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AISource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/10/ai_slop_bug_reports/ Source: The Register Title: Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI Feedly Summary: Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that ‘cannot understand code’ Software vulnerability submissions generated by AI models have ushered in a “new era of slop security reports for open source" – and the… 
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		Hacker News: Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face RiskSource URL: https://thenewstack.io/feds-critical-software-must-drop-c-c-by-2026-or-face-risk/ Source: Hacker News Title: Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face Risk Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have issued a critical report warning software manufacturers about dangerous security practices, especially concerning the use of… 
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		The Register: Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSONSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/zerodha_open_source_fund/ Source: The Register Title: Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON Feedly Summary: India-based stockbroker Zerodha pledges $1M a year for open source projects Zerodha, an India-based stock brokerage, has launched a fund to support open source software, to which the company attributes its existence and success.… AI Summary and… 
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		Hacker News: Avoiding a Geopolitical open-source ApocalypseSource URL: https://thenewstack.io/avoiding-a-geopolitical-open-source-apocalypse/ Source: Hacker News Title: Avoiding a Geopolitical open-source Apocalypse Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the growing divide in open source development, particularly between Chinese and Western developers, and explores the implications for security and trust in open source software. It addresses concerns about the geopolitical… 
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		Hacker News: Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going graySource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/open_source_maintainers_underpaid/ Source: Hacker News Title: Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents findings from Tidelift’s 2024 State of the Open Source Maintainer Report, highlighting the challenges faced by open source project maintainers, including security concerns, aging demographics, and…