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The Open Source Initiative have published a release candidate version of their Open Source AI Definition and I expect that a version 1.0 release will be published soon.

Unfortunately, I don't think that this is a good definition in its current form. By requiring "data information" instead of the complete corresponding training data, the definition cannot achieve its stated goals. This choice also calls into question the purpose of the definition, and may lead to a loss of respect for the existing Open Source definition.

If the Open Source Initiative insists on releasing an Open Source AI definition, the definition must require Open Source AI Systems to include the release of complete corresponding training data under an open license.

I led a discussion session at OggCamp 2024 on the current release candidate Open Source AI Definition from the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

! is a valid character you can use in a bash/zsh alias. And as a bonus, it's not used in the name of any common commands!

Today I've deployed the new design for this website, built using Pelican and Tailwind CSS. After the changes I've made, I'm really pleased with the new design!

It's time for a year end review of meta-linux-mainline, a Yocto Project layer which contains recipes for all currently supported Linux kernel release series and the latest mainline kernel. This year the project has seen various improvements as well as the regular flow of new Linux kernel & Yocto Project releases. The layer is now updated most weeks, more closely tracking the kernel release cycle but there's still more we can do with additional resources.

Well, I've been pretty quiet here the last couple of months....

Some interesting links I found in May 2023.

A recent grumble about PGP signatures on PyPI has quickly led to PyPI dropping support for PGP. While I agree that there are major issues with PGP, I don't agree that its use in PyPI is "worse than useless" and I'm disappointed to see support dropped before a replacement has been deployed. Sigstore seems to be a promising replacement, but I think further work is needed before this can become a key pillar for securing the open source ecosystem.

I realised recently that I have now been involved in OpenEmbedded and the Yocto Project for over a decade! I thought I'd take the opportunity to look back at how I first got involved with the project and my early contributions.

Photos taken at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottingham, UK, in the month of April 2023.