Heather Meeker
@HeatherMeeker4
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I am interested in the miraculous juggernaut that is open source software.
Oakland
Joined September 2018
My TED Talk is finally out! Why we need open-source AI (Heather Meeker | TEDAI 2023) via @TEDTalks.
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I'm excited to be part of the StarkNet Foundation!
Welcome to the World, StarkNet Foundation!
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Even the Economist is recognizing the potential of open source. The rise of open-source computing via @TheEconomist.
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I am thrilled to be part of OSS Capital.
⚡️ I am incredibly honored and excited to launch @OSSCapital: A new, highly differentiated VC firm, the worlds first and only commercial OSS-founder-backed and founded exclusively focused on investing in + supporting commercial OSS founders! Learn more:
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I am thrilled to be doing a TED Talk at the upcoming TED AI event in San Francisco in October.
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StarkWare Open Sources Cairo 1.0 in First Step Towards Full Transparency
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Check out my upcoming, and very opinionated, presentation on the future of data licensing. "Beyond Open Data: The Only Good License Is No License," and its companion article here.
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NASA advised to study up on what open source, free software, and permissive licenses actually mean via @theregister.
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Here is my attempt to explain blockchain and Bitcoin to myself. I hope others enjoy it.
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Interesting article. It still matters what open source means, but there is no definition of open source for ML models yet. (If you want to help write a definition, visit ). The open source licensing war is over via @infoworld.
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My "Ask me Anything" session is live on COSS Community today. Questions about open source and business? Please join the discussion:
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Concerned about cloud providers, Confluent becomes latest open-source company to set new restrictions on usage via @GeekWire.
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Redis Labs heading to Nasdaq at $4-5 billion valuation
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Stand up for Your Product!: Negotiating IP Indemnities for Open Source Software
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The Yi Series Models License Agreement is actually not an open source license. Only the source code is under Apache 2.0. "Valued at $1B, Kai-Fu Lee's LLM startup unveils open source model" via @techcrunch.
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I think the term you are searching right now for is *self-dealing.* "Sam Altman May Have Found a Loophole to Cash in at OpenAI" via @gizmodo.
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I am delighted at Bruce Perens' victory in this case, and so proud of our team at OMM, and EFF as well. It's a victory for everyone who expresses opinions about open source licensing law.
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Another misguided, anti-open-source, anti-China Op Ed that misses the point of open standards.
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I just released my latest edition: Open (Source) for Business: A Practical Guide to Open Source Software Licensing, Third Edition. via @amazon.
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"Open source needs to catch up in 2024" calls for a new open source definition. via @infoworld.
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.@YugaByte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, announced today that YugaByte DB is now 100 percent open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
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What is the best home for an open-source project? The answer is changing. If you are running an open-source project, or your business relies on a key project being run correctly, a B Corp. might be a good home. via @HeatherMeeker4.
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I am thrilled to share our launch of FOSSDA: Free and Open Source Stories Digital Archive. Help us tell the story of the free and open source movement!
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@JosephJacks_ @sytses We urgently need a working definition of open source AI, and it needs to include criteria for the software, weights, services, and all other components. But the OSS community will take too long to hash it out, so we need voluntary standards as soon as possible.
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This photo of my book is one of the best compliments I have ever received from a client.
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I have a new video series about software, copyright, and tech. These are a little different for me--short takes on topics in the news. Check it out, and please subscribe if you like them.
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My presentation on turning open source projects into companies is online, part of the recent Open Source 101 virtual conference.
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@JosephJacks_ @sytses @calcom @nocodb @planepowers @rustdesk My two cents, as promised, about why AGPL is working in the application space.
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@BrucePerens I wish you a speedy and full recovery. I have been honored to work with you over these many years. My father had a heart attack and bypass and lived for another 35 years, and care is so much improved now. My thoughts are with you and your family.
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Yet another morality license, with so many legal issues it makes me tired to even try to list them. A software license is not an effective tool to discourage the promulgation of junk science, pernicious as it may be.
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Wait, what? ."Should organizations swear off open-source software altogether?" | VentureBeat
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New Slide Presentation: Basics of Open Source Software Licensing
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Great article by Richard Fontana on open source enforcement.
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Here is something unexpected on my news feed. "Open Source Code Will Survive the Apocalypse in an Arctic Cave" via @BW.
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Interesting article, and nice nod to Hoppscotch and many other friends. "30 startups that show how open source ate the world in 2021"via @VentureBeat.
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Today, somewhere in the landscape of social distancing, right this moment, someone is writing code that will be the next sector-defining open source software project. Open source thrives in down economies.
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Rumors of the Death of Open Source are Greatly Exaggerated
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Thanks to FOSSA for hosting the webinar and article!.
Must-read for #OSPO and license compliance folks: Leading software licensing expert @HeatherMeeker4 explains how source-available licenses work, why they're growing in popularity, and how they compare to open-source (and proprietary) licenses.
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Great day at the PLI open source event this week. Thanks to everyone who participated, our excellent faculty, and Laxmi Rees who made it all happen.
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Congratulations!.
Today we are happy to unveil W4 Games! Our main goals are:.* To help Godot find its way into enterprise.* To help the Godot community publish for any platform they want.* To contribute making Godot better for everyone. 🍀Follow us for future announcements!.
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Don’t Miss the Open Core Summit, Sept. 19-20 at the Palace of Fine Arts, SF
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Microsoft announced some new data licenses. This is already being reported as doing "for data sharing what open source did for code" but only the baseline license meets the open definition.
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Meta, Microsoft, AWS and TomTom launch the Overture Maps Foundation to develop interoperable open map data via @techcrunch.
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Amended complaint filed in Copilot class action. Still no copyright infringement claim.
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PolyForm Adopters page is live. If you know of a project that has adopted one of our licenses and might want to appear there, leave a comment. #polyformproject.
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Artificial Intelligence Needs Open-Source Models to Reach Its Potential by @kaifulee via @WSJopinion.
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Great chat today with Richard Hsu about my new book From Project to Profit!
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Take a look at my latest musings about the similarities between OSS and ESG.
Our newest blog post is a fascinating read from leading OSS license compliance & IP attorney @HeatherMeeker4 on the connection between #opensource and #ESG investing.
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Yes, that's right. "Enterprise open-source is on the up and proprietary software on the way down" via @theregister.
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Gresecurity ordered to pay $300k to foot open-source pioneer Bruce Perens' legal bill in row over GPL via @theregister.
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Which open source startups rocketed in 2022? That's right, our companies are some of the hottest startups. via @techcrunch.
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Check out a discussion of open source and antitrust on the Our Curious Amalgam podcast of the Antitrust Law Section of the ABA.
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“A really big deal”—Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model
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The subscription sales model is creeping into retail. First, software, then music, now shoes. via @WSJ.
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I had the pleasure of working with Emily on 'The Business of Open Source'. Listen along here:
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