NetBSD donations surge as it becomes a model for AI-free FOSS OS

The NetBSD project received a record 120 donations last month, totaling $120,282, far exceeding its $50,000 target. As the Linux world embraces AI, some AI-averse users are turning to NetBSD, an explicitly AI-free project, reflecting a divide in the open-source community over AI adoption.

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