ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 8 hours agoDebian developer Antoine Le Gonidec resigns after option allowing corporate LLM use without disclosure wins votelists.debian.orgexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1231
arrow-up1231external-linkDebian developer Antoine Le Gonidec resigns after option allowing corporate LLM use without disclosure wins votelists.debian.orgProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·5 hours agoCode is a liability. The only thing that balances it out is people who understand the code. The people are the asset. If you contribute LLM-generated code but not your understanding, you’ve essentially taken out a loan in the maintainers’ names.
minus-squarein_my_honest_opinion@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoBuilding tech debt you never pay down is the way you kill open source projects.
Code is a liability. The only thing that balances it out is people who understand the code. The people are the asset.
If you contribute LLM-generated code but not your understanding, you’ve essentially taken out a loan in the maintainers’ names.
Building tech debt you never pay down is the way you kill open source projects.