Tobias Frost, on 2026-07-29: > Hi, > > Thanks for the feeback I've already received! > > (I just realized that I will very likely be afk until Friday, so I go ahead > and > propose this option right away. I've intergrated Gunnar's suggestion, > otherwise this is unchanged. We can still work with ammendments if > suggestions > are made.) > > I think there is still a gap among the current ballot options, so I'd > like to propose another one for discussion. > > The intention is to acknowledge the concerns around generative AI and > encourage caution in its use, while avoiding new behavioural or Code of > Conduct rules. Instead, it reaffirms Debian's long-standing principles > of contributor autonomy, personal responsibility, and collaborative > maintenance. > > Comments welcome. If people think this option might be useful to have on > the ballot, I'll formally propose it. > > -----BEGIN DRAFT PROPOSAL----- > > Summary: A cautious approach to generative AI > > Using its power under Constitution section 4.1(5), the Project issues > the following statement describing its current position regarding the > use of generative AI within Debian. > > Debian recognizes that generative AI raises significant ethical, legal, > technical, and social concerns. These include questions relating to > copyright and licensing, privacy, the provenance and quality of > generated material, the health of Free Software communities, and the > long-term consequences of widespread reliance on AI-generated content. > > Accordingly, Debian encourages contributors to avoid the use of > generative AI where practical and to prefer human authorship, > collaboration, and technical understanding over AI-generated output. > > At the same time, Debian has long relied on the judgment and > responsibility of its contributors rather than prescribing individual > workflows. Contributors remain responsible for everything they submit, > irrespective of the tools used in preparing a contribution. Existing > Debian standards regarding quality, correctness, licensing, and legal > compliance continue to apply. > > Contributors using external generative AI services should exercise > particular care not to disclose confidential information, embargoed > security information, credentials, cryptographic keys, private > communications, personal data, or other non-public Debian information. > > Nothing in this resolution should be understood as requiring > contributors to use generative AI, nor as preventing contributors or > maintainers from choosing not to use or accept AI-assisted > contributions. Debian's existing collaborative processes remain the > appropriate means for resolving such differences while allowing the > project to continue making progress. > > While disclosure is not required, contributors are encouraged to > voluntarily disclose the use of generative AI where appropriate, > allowing others who prefer not to interact with AI-assisted content to > make informed choices. > > Such disclosure should be regarded as a courtesy to fellow contributors > rather than an indication that AI-assisted contributions are subject to > different technical or procedural standards. > > The Debian project has always recognized the commitment and > professionalism of its members. All contributions are under the > responsibility of the Debian Contributor making it, no matter the > technology they have behind. We trust all Debian Developers, > Maintainers and Contributors will continue to uphold the high quality > values that have distinguished our project from its onset. > > -----END PROPOSAL----- > > Disclosure: This proposal originated from my own ideas. I used a > generative AI solely as a drafting and language assistance tool, and > reviewed and edited the resulting text before posting it. > > -- > tobi
Seconded Have a nice day, :) -- .''`. Étienne Mollier <[email protected]> : :' : pgp: 8f91 b227 c7d6 f2b1 948c 8236 793c f67e 8f0d 11da `. `' sent from /dev/pts/0, please excuse my verbosity `-
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