Dear Ludo,
On 2026-10-27 11:22, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
...
Well, just yesterday I realized that I had been on my free time
reviewing patches (presumably LLM-generated, given the pace) adding
packages for vibe-coded software with, very likely, no user other than
its "author"--which to me is blatant disrespect of volunteer time².
...
Oh dear.
Perhaps we need to elevate 'Slop' as a team category -- with defensive
approaches (akin to Security or Moderation) to mitigate against
inefficient and disingenuous behaviours?
Or at least we need to ensure that pragmatic behaviours are handled in a
manner conductive to integrity and interrogation (I understand Efraim
has (post GDC008 vote results) exhibited this wrt accepting others
contributions).?
For example, one could formalise as a heuristic an approach where Guix
does not actively process tooling until they are accepted by a bundle of
other operating systems.
My definition of such a bundle would be primarily composed of operating
systems which have clearly defined positions regarding the regulation or
prohibition of LLM derived/initiated activity.
Gentoo comes to mind.
While I do not scour LLM adverse lists regarding tools to avoid, I do
expect that there should be enough social knowledge out there to
facilitate better hygiene.
Additionally, I would posit that the longer term trajectory would be for
Guix to be a more minimalist project with a stronger core of packages.
Supplementary tooling could be governed with syndicalist behaviours
coordinating coteries of package channels.
From my perspective, this would be something to prioritise during Guix
Days, Brussels, late January 2027.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
fwiw, as somebody who has presented at Fosdem numerous times, presenting
advanced works that have in all likelihood been used by no user other
than its "author", such reading does make this writer's heart skip a
beat :) (Im sure Im not the only one who shall be missing the Minimalist
and Declarative Computing Devroom during Fosdem in 2027 - thanks in any
case for the work of those involved this occasion making the submission)
