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Policy2026-07-26 · source-backed
The discussion period on GR #002 began July 24 (Debian). Matthias Geiger's would add a Section 6 to the Social Contract prohibiting any contribution "written with the use or assistance of large language models" (8 seconders, including Ian Jackson). Lucas Nussbaum's permits AI-assisted work under six conditions: tool license compatibility, contributor accountability, mandatory disclosure, prior discussion of bulk changes (9 seconders, including Stefano Zacchiroli). Ian Jackson's discourages LLMs, requires human-drafted messages to humans, and makes violations a Code of Conduct matter. Pierre-Elliott Bécue's does not endorse but accepts AI work with commit-level marking and a ban on cloud AI for confidential data (6 seconders, including Russ Allbery). Whatever wins becomes the reference policy other distros and large FOSS projects copy, so this vote matters well beyond Debian.
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