PR is up: https://lists.apache.org/thread/93vk0hm2z0pvth88qc7kt928r6h08f7b
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> On 17. Feb 2026, at 18:04, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hey all,
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> we should sort out how we want to handle LLM-produced contributions.
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> CouchDB’s policy is relatively straightforward:
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> https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#artificial-intelligence-and-large-language-models-contributions-policy
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>> Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models Contributions Policy
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>> The CouchDB project has a long-standing focus on license compatibility, and
>> appropriate attribution of source code. AI and LLMs, by their nature, are
>> unable to provide the necessary assurance, that the generated material is
>> compatible with the Apache 2 license, or that the material has been
>> appropriately attributed to the original authors.
> Thus, it is expressly forbidden to contribute material generated by AI, LLMs,
> and similar technologies, to the CouchDB project. This includes, but is not
> limited to, source code, documentation, commit messages, or any other areas
> of the project.
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> I’d be in favour of adapting that
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> Best
> Jan
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