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Re:OSS projects banning AI-generated contributions by Geventax on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @04:46AM (#50451471)
If someone is only willing to contribute to a project if they are allowed to use LLMs, then I think they don't really care about the project and only about the thrill of being seen as a "contributor"
Re:OSS projects banning AI-generated contributions by ReptileMan on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @07:11AM (#50452506)
Or if I use software that has a pain point (like VLC not allowing play/pause on mouse click by default, because of the stupid DVD legacy, that nobody uses the player for) - then a LLM generated quick fix is suitable.
Re:OSS projects banning AI-generated contributions by Tadpole9181 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:18AM (#50455143)
There are good reasons to not accept LLM code outside of trusted, core contributors. But this is just ridiculous purity testing.

> The free labor you provide has to be artisanal, or you're not a "real" contributor.

Re:OSS projects banning AI-generated contributions by BobaFloutist on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:11PM (#50462989)
Now I'm imagining an angry man, arms crossed, yelling this into a community garden from the seat of his excavator.
Re:OSS projects banning AI-generated contributions by archagon on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:49AM (#50455517)
The real problem is skill atrophy. Already, many programmers claim they can’t work without the use of LLMs. It would not shock me if 95% of people calling themselves programmers today would not be able to code themselves out of a cardboard box a few years down the line. (And they’d see it as a good thing, too.)