Re: Ballot option: Debian is created by humans

Gard Spreemann <[email protected]> writes:

> "Theodore Tso" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> 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".
>
> I meant computers run by the project, and web services run by the
> project.

In light of other people reading my distinction between "direct" and
"indirectly" differently than I had intended, I should clarify: The
above is not intended to forbid Debian from running in its
infrastructure software that has AI-generated parts, as long as those
are upstream parts of that software. Say for example a HTTP server. That
AI is *indirectly* a part of Debian (or in this case the Debian
infrastructure). Software written directly *for* Debian infrastructure,
on the other hand, would be affected. Think for example a
(Debian-bespoke) web service backend serving some of the requests of the
above HTTP server.

 Best,
 Gard

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