Adversarial Interoperability

kept by sagefire aug 29

The EFF explains how adversarial interoperability—building compatible products without permission—once drove tech innovation but is now curtailed by Big Tech, harming competition.

The “small web” is bigger than you might think
A Hacker News discussion argues the small web is defined by a non-commercial mindset, not size, and remains sizable yet buried by algorithm-driven search engines.
also on Gopher, #open-source
Don't Take the Black Pill (Text Adaptation) - Andrew Kelley
Software quality relies on engineers' agency; yielding to nihilism ('black pill') undermines technology's potential to serve humanity.
also on Electronic Frontier Foundation, #open-source
The Future is for Everyone
Mark Zuckerberg argues that distributing superintelligence broadly to individuals, rather than centralizing it, will empower people, drive invention, and ensure a balanced, prosperous AI future through personal agency and widespread access.
also on WhatsApp