""It works," cofounder and United Nations political economy of open source software researcher Mike Nolan told 404. He argued that if it were "just satire," it would largely be "dismissed by open source tech workers who felt that they were too special and too unique and too intelligent to ever be the ones on the bad side of the layoffs or the economics of the situation.""
""Finally, liberation from open source license obligations," Malus.sh's website boasts. "Our proprietary AI robots independently recreate any software functions without infringing on the original code's copyright.""
Generative AI undermines copyright by utilizing copyrighted material without consent, leading to the creation of tools like Malus.sh. This tool allows for the development of software clones that technically avoid copyright infringement. The process employs a 'clean room' design, reminiscent of historical reverse engineering practices. AI simplifies this replication, enabling the generation of software functions without direct access to original code. Malus.sh promotes itself as liberating users from open source license obligations, appealing to a market of paying customers.
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