I think AI is pushing me toward the AGPL

17 hours ago

AI coding agents are making the author reconsider open-source licensing beliefs, particularly the preference for BSD-like licenses over the GPL.
Agentic coding reduces the effort needed to fork and modify projects, raising concerns about 'slop forks' that could overshadow original projects.
The AGPLv3 is being considered as a potential license to protect projects from commercial forks that leverage AI for rapid, low-quality modifications.
There's a dilemma about maintaining the spirit of open source while possibly keeping test suites proprietary to safeguard project integrity.
The article questions the pride and purpose of open-sourcing code when much of it is AI-generated, and how to handle contributions at an overwhelming rate.
A discussion is opened on whether the ease of modification by AI necessitates stronger legal protections like the AGPL, and the implications for the open-source ecosystem.

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