Re: GR: Ban LLM contributions from Debian
"Theodore Tso" <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:53:40 -0400
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> > 4. Within Debian, messages to humans (including for example bug > > reports, mailing list messages, discussions on Salsa, and blog > > posts on Planet Debian) must be drafted solely by humans without > > LLM assistance. Note that anyone using Gmail will have the e-mail composition making suggestions to fix missing words, fixing singular/plural noun/verb agreement, "cutting fluff" (removing extra words that aren't necessary, changing passive to active voice, etc.) --- basically, the sort of thing that a human copywriter might do. All you have to do is to "right click" to accept the suggested edit, so it's super easy --- and it involves using LLM assistence. (BTW, I'm absolutely fascinated with arguments that suggestions to cut fluff from your text, or rewording your text from active to passive text, would somehow be a copyright licensing violations.) It seems weird to say that this would be a Code of Conduct violation that could resuult in a Debian Developer disciplinary action, up to and getting expelled from the project. As a result, I plan to vote against Proposal C, and I would urge all voters to do the same. - Ted