On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 11:29:57AM +0200, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > Bonjour, > > Le 22/07/2026 à 21:31, Lucas Nussbaum a écrit : > > Hi, > > > > On 22/07/26 at 17:35 +0200, Matthias Geiger wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > What follows is a GR proposal to ban LLM contributions. > > I would like to propose the following ballot option. > > > > This is the GR proposal from > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/02/msg00000.html with > > amendments from the discussion back then. > > > > BEGIN PROPOSAL > > > > # Allow AI-Assisted Contributions > > > > Using its power under Constitution section 4.1 (5), the project issues the > > following statement describing its current position on AI-assisted > > contributions. This statement describes the position of the project at the > > time it is adopted. That position may evolve as time passes without the need > > to resort to future general resolutions. The GR process remains available if > > the project needs a decision and cannot come to a consensus. > > > > The Debian project recognizes that AI-assisted contributions raise many > > concerns, e.g. about the technical quality and maintainability of such > > contributions, and their legal status. AI itself also raises additional > > concerns, about its impact on society at large, on the IT industry and on > > Free Software; about its environmental impact; and the aggressive or > > non-compliant practices of AI scrapers. > > > > Nevertheless, many Debian contributors find AI tools helpful when > > contributing to Debian, and ultimately for improving Debian. > > > > Given both the benefits and risks of AI assistance, and the controversial > > discussions within the community, the Debian project finds it necessary to > > clarify its position on AI-assisted contributions and establish clear > > guidelines. > > > > The Debian project allows AI-assisted contributions (partially or fully > > generated by an LLM), provided the following conditions are met: > > > > 1. **Legal Compatibility:** Contributors should ensure that the terms and > > conditions of the generative AI tool do not impose contractual > > restrictions that conflict with the distribution, modification, or use > > of > > the output in the context of Debian. > > > > 2. **Licensing and Attribution:** If any pre-existing copyrighted materials > > (including pre-existing code licensed as free software) authored or > > owned > > by third parties are included in the AI tool’s output, prior to > > contributing such output to the project, the contributor should verify > > that such materials are available under a compatible license. > > Additionally, the contributor should provide notice and attribution of > > such third party rights, along with information about the applicable > > license terms, with their contribution. > > > > 3. **Accountability:** Contributors assume full responsibility for their > > contributions, including vouching for the technical merit, security, > > license compliance, and utility of their submissions. The contributor > > remains solely accountable for the entirety of these contributions. > > Contributors should fully understand the proposed changes and be > > prepared > > to justify them. > > > > 4. **Explicit Disclosure:** When a significant portion of the contribution > > is taken from a tool without manual modification, contributors should > > disclose the tool's use. This may be recorded using Git trailers, such > > as > > `Generated-By:` or `Assisted-By:`. > > > > 5. **Prior Discussion of Bulk or Automated Changes:** Similarly to the > > mass-bug filing process (Developers Reference section 7.1.1), > > contributors should discuss their intention before submitting bulk or > > autonomously generated contributions. Any such automated process should > > be overseen by a human who remains accountable for its behavior and > > output. > > > > 6. **Community Courtesy:** To respect the preferences of project members who > > wish to avoid AI-generated content, contributors should clearly label > > such content in mailing list and bug discussions (e.g., by identifying > > such content with a clear disclaimer or a machine-readable tag like > > `[AI-Generated]`). > > > > 7. **Confidentiality and Privacy:** Contributors must not use generative AI > > tools that transmit data to untrusted providers with non-public or > > sensitive project information (such as embargoed security reports or > > private communication), as this may lead to the unintended disclosure of > > confidential data. > > > > END PROPOSAL > > I second this option.
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