Re: Ballot option: Debian is created by humans

On 14/08/26 at 17:06 +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 04:14:40PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On 12/08/26 at 12:50 +0800, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> > > It would be nice if someone can make sure we have good short sentences for the ballot.
> > 
> > In https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00231.html I came up
> > with:
> > 
> > A - Ban LLM usage via SC
> > G - Ban LLM output; assistive use allowed
> > C - Ban LLM in messages-to-humans via CoC; discourage LLM use elsewhere
> > H - Discourage; climate destruction is the deal-breaker
> > F - Cautious-avoid: encourages avoidance where practical
> > B - Permit AI-assisted work with conditions
> > D - Accept AI contributions
> > E - Neutral: neither endorses nor prohibits
> > 
> > Since they come from me and I'm obviously biased in this discussion,
> > they would have to be double-checked/confirmed, but maybe they are
> > useful as a basis.
> 
> So I had:
> A: Choice 1: Ban LLM contributions from Debian via Social Contract
> B: Choice 2: Allow AI-Assisted Contributions
> C: Choice 3: Reject LLMs as far as practical, update Code of Conduct
> D: Choice 4: Accept AI contributions for Debian specific work
> E: Choice 5: Responsible Use of Generative AI
> F: Choice 6: A cautious approach to generative AI
> G: Choice 7: Debian is created by humans
> H: Choice 8: Avoid the use of LLM; climate destruction is a deal breaker
> 
> That is, for optoins B, D, E, F and G I have used the text of the
> proposer.

ACK, that makes sense

> But the difference between B and D isn't really clear from that.

For B I think adding "with conditions" would make sense (speaking as the
proposer). D also includes some conditions but they are less explicit
than with B.

Lucas