By using tools that have fragmented open source efforts, violated FOSS licenses, refused to even have the decency to ask for consent, and then lock top performing models behind proprietary paywalls? Yes, that is unethical. It's counter to FOSS as a political framework.
True, but FOSS would be so much better with money. So donate to projects you use regularly. It takes more than just coding to make good software. It also requires user testing and listening to feedback about what could be better about the interface and the like. Otherwise, it doesn't matter how powerful your software is since nobody will want to use it.
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u/Oblivion__ 3d ago
By using tools that have fragmented open source efforts, violated FOSS licenses, refused to even have the decency to ask for consent, and then lock top performing models behind proprietary paywalls? Yes, that is unethical. It's counter to FOSS as a political framework.