Re: Super Simple AI Policy proposal

On Wednesday 18 March 2026 12:57:12 Eastern European Standard Time Akseli Lahtinen wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 March 2026 00:12:24 Eastern European Standard Time Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> > That section still needs a rewrite.
> > 
> > There's two different kind of tools:
> > 
> > A) Tools everyone has to use
> > B) Tools you are using in your computer and don't leak to anyone else
> > 
> > For B you can use whatever you want (assuming the tools don't place 
> > restrictions on the output you generate)
> > For A the tools MUST be free software. [*]
> 
> This is great way to put it! I'll update it.
> 
> (Also I welcome anyone to propose changes in there or update it!)
> 
> > 
> > Example:
> >  * You can use coverity if you want to scan for code issues, that's a YOU 
> > thing
> >  * You can not commit a photoshop file to the repository and say "this is the 
> > icon of the app", since you are forcing everyone that wants to change the icon 
> > to use photoshop
> > 
> > Cheers,
> >   Albert
> > 
> > * I guess with the exception of stuff like "well on windows you use MSVC 
> > compiler"
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Best regards,
> - Akseli
> 
> 
> 

https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Maintainers_and_Contributions#Prefer_FOSS_tools_when_you_can

Updated it! Feel free to do edits in there as well.

Best regards,
- Akseli