Paul Albertella
@reiterative.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
Consultant at Codethink. Cares about open source and trustable software. Also known as bigpumpkin.
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@pluralistic hits the nail on the head (again) in this excellent piece, which (amongst other things) explains why relying on 'AI' to develop software is such a terrible idea:
> "Writing code" is about making code that *runs well*. "Software engineering" is about making code that *fails well* […]
> "Writing code" is about making code that *runs well*. "Software engineering" is about making code that *fails well* […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:04 AM
@pluralistic hits the nail on the head (again) in this excellent piece, which (amongst other things) explains why relying on 'AI' to develop software is such a terrible idea:
> "Writing code" is about making code that *runs well*. "Software engineering" is about making code that *fails well* […]
> "Writing code" is about making code that *runs well*. "Software engineering" is about making code that *fails well* […]
"Shifting software to commons-based production is a way to reduce the liability that software imposes on its makers and users, balancing out that liability among many players"
Well yes, *of course* open source software has role to play in @pluralistic 's inspiring vision of a […]
Well yes, *of course* open source software has role to play in @pluralistic 's inspiring vision of a […]
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fosstodon.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"Shifting software to commons-based production is a way to reduce the liability that software imposes on its makers and users, balancing out that liability among many players"
Well yes, *of course* open source software has role to play in @pluralistic 's inspiring vision of a […]
Well yes, *of course* open source software has role to play in @pluralistic 's inspiring vision of a […]
Interested in the Trustable Software Framework? Kaspar Mätas and I did a talk about it at OSS EU:
https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/engineering-trust
https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/engineering-trust
Engineering Trust: Formulating Continuous Compliance for Open Source
Our latest blog post provides an overview of the Trustable Software Framework and how it's applied.
www.codethink.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Interested in the Trustable Software Framework? Kaspar Mätas and I did a talk about it at OSS EU:
https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/engineering-trust
https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/engineering-trust
Reposted by Paul Albertella
If you use, expect to use, or have an opinion about using AI, you definitely need to read this. Jaw-dropping stuff.
https://amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-ex-machina
https://amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-ex-machina
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If you use, expect to use, or have an opinion about using AI, you definitely need to read this. Jaw-dropping stuff.
https://amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-ex-machina
https://amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-ex-machina
Excited that we can now share this, the latest (big) step in Codethink’s Trustable Software journey:
https://www.codethink.co.uk/news/trustable-software.html
https://www.codethink.co.uk/news/trustable-software.html
Codethink Limited Announces World’s First Baseline Safety Assessment for a Linux-Based OS to SIL 3 / ASIL D
www.codethink.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Excited that we can now share this, the latest (big) step in Codethink’s Trustable Software journey:
https://www.codethink.co.uk/news/trustable-software.html
https://www.codethink.co.uk/news/trustable-software.html
Reposted by Paul Albertella
It's been two and a half years that mstdn.ca has been a thing.
If you see this, please reshare it and star it. I'm curious about the reach we have.
Consider this a research project!
#mastoadmin #mstdnca
If you see this, please reshare it and star it. I'm curious about the reach we have.
Consider this a research project!
#mastoadmin #mstdnca
December 28, 2024 at 1:48 PM
It's been two and a half years that mstdn.ca has been a thing.
If you see this, please reshare it and star it. I'm curious about the reach we have.
Consider this a research project!
#mastoadmin #mstdnca
If you see this, please reshare it and star it. I'm curious about the reach we have.
Consider this a research project!
#mastoadmin #mstdnca