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Re:Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase by throwaway74628 on Saturday October 03, 2026 @03:50PM (#49947180)
My guess: taking personal responsibility for the functionality, readability, and sanity of the change proposed, both atomically and in the context of the wider code base (adhering to existing conventions and patterns), to the best of the author’s ability.
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Re:Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase by thereisno on Saturday October 03, 2026 @05:12PM (#49947830)
"taking responsibility" doesn't actually mean anything, it's just empty words
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Re:Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase by simonra on Saturday October 03, 2026 @06:15PM (#49948313)
Putting any specific string in an "author(s)" or "committer" field is likewise a token gesture that doesn't affect or alter the content. The impact, just like promises of responsibility, would still solely be in biasing the reader, clouding the evaluation.

Unless you believe there is substance in social interactions over time, like trust. But then it would be a socially weird move to dismiss promises of responsibility out of hand instead of picking up the invitation to build trust if that's what's perceived to be lacking.

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Re:Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase by throwaway74628 on Sunday October 04, 2026 @01:48AM (#49951038)
We are not the same.
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