Re: Ballot option: Allow AI-Assisted Contributions

On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 03:30:32PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
>,,,
> > > > On Wed, 2026-07-22 at 21:31 +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > > > > 4. **Explicit Disclosure:** When a significant portion of the contribution
> > > > >    is taken from a tool without manual modification, contributors should
> > > > >    disclose the tool's use. This may be recorded using Git trailers, such as
> > > > >    `Generated-By:` or `Assisted-By:`.
>...
> I don't want to make it sound like I'm not taking harassment seriously.
> But I wonder if we could give it a try and, if AI-related harassment
> becomes an issue in Debian (AFAIK it isn't at this point), evolve our
> policy later (which would not require a new GR).
>...

A GR proposal merely suggesting this in a non-mandatory way (should, may)
would do more harm than good, because then there will afterwards be 
discussions what was actually decided.

Is disclosure mandatory or optional?

If we are doing a GR, then the GR should settle this question.

> Lucas

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Adrian