Am Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:37:00 +0300 schrieb Jean Louis <[email protected]>:
> * Ihor Radchenko <[email protected]> [2026-03-25 09:29]: > > Also, I think I need to be clear here - we do not currently suffer > > from high inflow of LLM-generated patches, unlike some other > > projects. From my perspective, beyond aligning with GNU policy, we > > should simply make sure that our contributor community keeps being > > healthy. That involves addressing both concerns about LLMs from > > some community members, as well as not alienating LLM users (who > > are only growing in numbers, including some prominent community > > members, like John Wiegley). > > Future people will be saying like this: > --------------------------------------- > > The old mailing list was unwelcoming and exhausting. Simple questions > met with cryptic cynicism, conversations wandered off-topic, and > getting help felt like a draining battle rather than collaboration. > > Today, instead of navigating harsh conversations with strangers who > might or might not help, I simply ask a local LLM and get a clear > answer instantly. The struggle of dealing with unknown people is gone, > replaced by a tool that is patient, direct, and always available. > I am in this list since...I don't know. There are few places more welcoming than this list. Ihor (and Bastien before him) does an incredible job, always calm, always constructive, always polite, sharing his extraordinary skills with the world. This place gives the opportunity to connect (at least virtually) to real people. At least I am happy to recognize their names all over the internet, in the fediverse, other lists etc. I don't feel like having a struggle with unkown people, but to be on friendly terms with people who know much more than me about a pet topic of mine. Really, this list is a peaceful island to my mind :-) No LLM will ever be able to replace the human friendliness which governs this place. All the best Detlef -- "Wozu leben wir, wenn nicht dazu, uns gegenseitig das Leben einfacher zu machen. (George Eliot)"
