Been a long time Debian user but with the recent AI decision I am planning on moving on so anyone have an anti-AI recommendations? I understand its being used in the kernel as well but are there any distros taking a full anti-AI approach to the parts of the code they control?

Since folks seem a little confused on what I am referring to here is the mailing list page regarding the use of gen ai without disclosure vote: https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html

Phoronix article on it: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-Responsible-AI-Use

  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 hours ago

    some form of BSD, because the entirety of the linux kernel is about to have the same attitude :

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI

    Torvalds wrote on the mailing list:

    "[In response to a comment: It seems like [1] expresses a very anti-LLM position in general"]

Yes.

And no, that's not the position of the Linux kernel.

I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer.

Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.

Or just walk away.

AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one.
    • WorkingPie@feddit.onlineOPEnglish
      6·
      2 hours ago

      Already mentioned it in the post description. The posts purpose is to find linux distros that don’t use AI in their own code. Sadly can’t do much when it comes to the kernel.

            • WorkingPie@feddit.onlineOPEnglish
              3·
              37 minutes ago

              I understand the kernel has utilized AI. I am referring specifically to the work done on this distro end. The rest of the software outside the kernel. Not much that can be done regarding the kernel unless someone does an anti-AI fork

              • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
                1·
                23 minutes ago

                Ok, seriously. What is an operating system to you? Where and why are you drawing the line at the distro? You can get linux DEs working in openBSD or use much of the *nix ecosystem there without kernel AI.

                The Linux distributions are basically a preconfigured file system installation and package management system with default configs and applications. What exactly are you trying to boycott by boycotting Debian but not Linux?