Re: DRAFT OPTION: A cautious approach to generative AI

--c857HHAfbvQ1hylj
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Am Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 01:16:11PM +0200 schrieb Timo R=F6hling:
> Hi Tobi,
>=20
> I would second your proposal.
>=20
> * Tobias Frost <[email protected]> [2026-07-29 10:02]:
> > The intention is to acknowledge the concerns around generative AI and
> > encourage caution in its use, while avoiding new behavioural or Code of
> > Conduct rules. Instead, it reaffirms Debian's long-standing principles
> > of contributor autonomy, personal responsibility, and collaborative
> > maintenance.
>=20
> > Comments welcome. If people think this option might be useful to have on
> > the ballot, I'll formally propose it.
> Like Marc's ballot option, your proposal shows trust in our contributors =
to
> make the right (or at least a defensible) call. I think this is very much
> consistent with the freedom we usually grant DDs and DMs in their work.
>=20
> I am unsure whether I ultimately prefer Marc's truly neutral stance or yo=
ur
> slightly anti-AI recommendation, but I would probably vote both of them
> above NOTA, and I think it is a useful distinction to have, especially for
> people who have well-founded reservations about the current state of the =
AI
> landscape but also feel that outright bans or CoC amendments are excessiv=
e.
>=20

Hi Timo,

thanks, and yes, that's exactly the niche I was trying to fill.

I wanted to provide an option for contributors who are sceptical of
generative AI and would like Debian to express that caution, while
continuing to rely on our existing principles of contributor autonomy,
personal responsibility, and collaborative maintenance rather than
introducing new behavioural rules.

I'm glad that came across.

--=20
Cheers,
tobi

--c857HHAfbvQ1hylj
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

iQIzBAABCAAdFiEE/d0M/zhkJ3YwohhskWT6HRe9XTYFAmpqFvUACgkQkWT6HRe9
XTaHhw/+LLxexuv/iC1laKKOlP57OS63b5OH7ZeAwdKe/A/DzJRFnN/3ZzW9Xlft
SSrmMVOaIi2caEPpX64oSUTVD4YVXblyb4GtKDxIcm0MxN70LY0lXHioLl23rTte
2rjlUdy/bnZoGjyfQy+sV1vpo4G4s2G0in+E+ZNQULkLOVHB/clQzTThU2h3K9hJ
T/y+4j2MAQIjh7ekH3xTpvA58A65VxKby5n+EwO49hks52b+QJtLt9wojV4ZKUSv
Q/leUs+I7zWyeHZBofxMD7y+/798P0nvw/aea4UbDS17GCbA1E6RVqgAJqjTEosq
vnCO56jo9UihNxzG5ELPTQWxpxziAEaHkakGAGCHyqBpALpt727UtQQwgRG2+Rbz
nL+mOKJeMpG2ieJF5Q+EfrpqnN2Zxl6kTLMaKnkVXrtBtBIseE63yu2t/TiPAIWc
+CRIIiFQyKwLWKn3wueEstQmJCxwqEoxKFrFHtQ3ePbBuTg36rxre0QN/dvcJMEW
t5N7tVM/rC+uoseOKs1PrZ86FCjJ7Lo226LzFx/tfyT73T6EQ15GMR7hn8gSyE8S
11l+wW12exueBPAXm3htyKTwJwG+HtegMj9svhiSqToglOo+Lc4QFrwPug2BTPio
ezsEkYWCsJ8+vAqU2ayEGZ8J0vsZI2j/SUJSc8qO2/Sz0fKJ8xc=
=fVYo
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--c857HHAfbvQ1hylj--