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Developer stops updating open-source repository, citing AI firms

Original: Why I’m no longer updating this repository - po-ru.com https:// po-ru.com/2026/10/18/why-im-no -longer-updating-this-rep

Developer Paul Ruane has announced he will no longer update his open-source repository, writing that he no longer feels inspired to contribute to a commons being strip-mined by massive corporations to feed AI systems. The post reflects growing frustration among maintainers who feel their unpaid work is being used to train commercial models without consent or compensation. Reactions online echo similar decisions by other maintainers reconsidering their participation in open source.

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• Why I’m no longer updating this repository - po-ru.com https:// po-ru.com/2026/10/18/why-im-no -longer-updating-this-repository In that context, I no longer feel inspired to contribute to a commons that’s being strip-mined by massive corporations to feed the very machines whose… · anthroposamu · 4

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