Re: Ballot option: Debian is created by humans

On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 04:10:00PM -0500, Gard Spreemann wrote:
> The proposal deals with *direct* contributions to Debian, including, but
> not limited to:
> 
> * Debian packaging
> * Submissions (messages, bug reports, patches, etc.) to the BTS, Salsa,
>   mailing lists and other Debian platforms 
> * Debian project software
> * Debian infrastructure
> * Debian web resources

What is meant by "Debian infrastructure" or "Debian web resources".
Does Apache or the Linux Kernel considered part of the Debian
infrastructure or Debian web resource?  These terms aren't explicitly
defined, so this could lead to confusion.

> With this principle in mind, the
> proposal does not affect the use of generative AI as an assisitive tool
> to explore, research, analyze, critique, etc., when contributing.

If the Generative AI discoveres that there is a mising unlock in an
error return path, does that count as an assistive tool?

What if it creates a patch which adds the missing mutex unlock?  Does
that count as an assistive tool, or "generated code"?

And if we apply that patch on a Debian web server, would that be
prohibited by this proposal?  Even if it prevents a high severity,
actively exploited vulnerabity?

"Humans create Debian" is a nice tagline, but it doesn't particularly
well defined.  After all humans are tool-using animals, including
compilers and LLM's.

						- Ted