Open technology, commercial infrastructure
Open source is already deeply embedded in enterprise technology. DNY does not compete by owning every underlying model — it builds the commercial operating layer around open AI, concentrating investment on deployment tooling, integrations, governance and support.
Not every “open” model is the same
Open-source terminology is itself a risk. The platform distinguishes clearly between three categories and maintains a model licence register before commercial deployment.
Open-source AI
Aligned with the Open Source Initiative’s Open Source AI Definition — freedoms to use, study, modify and share, with access to the preferred form for modification.
Open-weight models
Weights are available for use, but terms, data information or modification rights may be more restricted than open-source.
Source-available
Code or weights can be viewed or used under specific conditions that may limit commercial use or redistribution.
What stays open, what may be proprietary
Built on open technology
- Selected open-source and open-weight models
- Open data structures, dictionaries and unique identifiers
- Open standards mapping and product libraries
- Open API framework and integration interfaces
Proprietary where value is created
- Deployment and governance tooling
- Australian enterprise integrations and connectors
- Evaluation, benchmarking and agent patterns
- Operating data, reliability and implementation know-how
Multi-model, multi-cloud, deploy anywhere
Reduce concentration risk
Support multiple models, cloud providers, hardware platforms and agent protocols — no structural lock-in to a single vendor.
Evaluate before production
Model and agent evaluation is a gate, not a formality — capability, licence, cost and safety are assessed first.
Deploy where data needs to live
Cloud, private or hybrid, with a clear separation between customer data, operational data and third-party model services.
Revenue despite — because of — open source
The opportunity is increasingly in safe production deployment, governance and domain adaptation, not proprietary ownership of every model.
The ecosystem, without ownership confusion
The proposed Australian Open Source AI Alliance can support research, developer and industry collaboration while remaining legally and financially separate from the commercial company. Learn about the Alliance →