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HashiCorp strikes back (News)

Apr 8, 2024

09:08

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Debates on code misuse between HashiCorp and Open Tofu, introduction of Polar creator platform, challenges in microservices development, release of Common Corpus for language models training, and Loki for fact verification tool.

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Open Tofu and HashiCorp are in a legal dispute over code similarities and potential infringement.

Polar is a creator platform like Patreon, providing tailored services for software creators with zero fixed costs and sponsorship opportunities.

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Open Tofu vs. HashiCorp: Code Controversy

There is a dispute between Open Tofu and HashiCorp regarding code similarities. Matt Asay suggests that Open Tofu may have taken HashiCorp's code illegally to keep pace. Opinions vary on whether the code was copied directly or influenced by HashiCorp's. Open Tofu vehemently denies any wrongful use of HashiCorp's BSL-licensed code, indicating a potential escalation in the conflict.

Debates on Alleged Code Misappropriation and Introduction of Polar Creator Platform

5min

Rethinking Microservices, Common Corpus Release, and Loki Fact Verification Tool

4min

HashiCorp sends OpenTofu a nasty-gram in the wake of Matt Asay’s infringement claims, Polar is like Patreon but for software creators, a Common Corpus of LLM data is released on HuggingFace & Loki is an open source tool for fact verification.

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