Published July 9, 2026 ยท Added July 10, 2026

The zero-cost fallacy: Open source software in the agentic era

Thoughtworks argues that permissive open-source economics are under renewed strain from AI-generated pull requests, maintainer burnout, declining trust signals, and companies that consume critical packages without funding their upkeep.

Thoughtworks argues that permissive open-source economics are under renewed strain from AI-generated pull requests, maintainer burnout, declining trust signals, and companies that consume critical packages without funding their upkeep.

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Source: Thoughtworks