Re: LLM usage in Debian -- ballot options comparison

Holger Levsen <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.vote
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On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 05:19:19PM +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote:
> Providing easier access to LLMs via paid-for API services to active Debian 
> contributors is not too dissimilar to sponsoring their LWN subscription, or an 
> Office 365 plan, frankly. 

to me it is, the environmental impact is way way way worse. and the social
impact too.


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cheers,
	Holger

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