AI is a business model stress test
AI commoditizes anything you can specify. It can't (yet) commoditize what requires ongoing operation.
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AI commoditizes anything you can specify. It can't (yet) commoditize what requires ongoing operation.
To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.
How I built a solar-powered, self-hosted website with a Raspberry Pi to explore sustainable, local-first web hosting.
DHH's Fizzy license blocks competing SaaS offerings, so it is source available, not Open Source, which has a specific shared meaning; the real issue is sustainability.
DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026 DriesNote presentation.