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This, from #Waterfox, the non-AI and open alternative to Firefox > But what often gets overlooked is that many of these projects operate without any formal governance structure, privacy policies, or terms of service. There’s no legal entity, no accountability mechanism, no recourse if promises are broken. Open source gives developers the freedom to fork code and make claims, but it doesn’t automatically make those claims trustworthy. > When it comes to something as critical as a web browser – software that mediates your most sensitive online interactions – the existence of a responsible organisation with clear policies becomes crucial. Waterfox maintains formal policies and a legal entity, not because it’s bureaucratic overhead, but because it creates accountability that many browser projects simply don’t have. https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/ #opensource #GovernanceIsKey 👏 (2025-12-19 ↗)

@copim @simonxix In case you haven't read it, make sure to also have a look at Simon's earlier post on the British Library hack, here https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/03/19/the-british-library-hack-is-a-warning-for-all-academic-libraries/ (2025-12-02 ↗)

@copim @simonxix Simon's conclusion is on point – imagine the possibilities: "Using the same principles [as those guiding our work in the Copim community] of community ownership and investment in people rather than commercial providers, the UK knowledge sector could collaborate on community-owned open source technical infrastructures." ❤️ #openinfrastructures (2025-12-02 ↗)

My @copim colleague @simonxix has a new contribution in the LSE Impact blog, and raises some excellent points: "Our knowledge sector is built on a foundation of software that is unreliable, not liked by users or staff, bloated with untested “AI” features, and which fails to protect us from increasing numbers of cyberattacks." https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/12/02/dont-rely-on-government-to-save-the-british-library/ (2025-12-02 ↗)

Must say I quite enjoyed reading Hiromi Kawakami's Under the Eye of the Big Bird (and spoiler alert: that book's got nothing at all to do with Sesame Street 😀 ) (2025-11-21 ↗)