Re: GR: Ban LLM contributions from Debian

Hello,

Le 22/07/2026 à 17:35, Matthias Geiger a écrit :
> Hi all,
>
> What follows is a GR proposal to ban LLM contributions.
>
> It is time for Debian to make a statement regarding generative AI and LLM usage.
> Since this has been discussed in exhaustive detail on -private and -project,
> the proposal follows below without any further discussion.
>
>
> BEGIN PROPOSAL
>
>
> Preamble
> ===========
>
> This proposal aims to expressly forbid any contributions to Debian written with
> the use or assistance of large language models (LLMs) or other generative AI tools.
>
> The scope of this GR is (non-exhaustive):
> - Debian source packages
> - Official Debian project software, such as lintian
> - Debian web resources
> - Documentation and translations added by Debian contributors
> - Official communication from Debian
>
Thanks for putting this proposal forward.

That said, much like my choice of editor (Emacs or Vim ;) I believe 
contributors should be
free to use the tools they find most effective, provided they remain 
fully responsible for
the quality, correctness, and licensing of their contributions.

See also:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

Cheers,
Sylvestre