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Given the recent uproar about AI usage in rsync a PSA: maintainers owe you nothing (mikemcquaid.com)
submitted 2 months ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/opensource@programming.dev
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For those outside the loop: rsync starting using AI agents to handle the influx of AI security reports to improve the test suite and fix bugs. It introduced a few CVEs and people who never contributed in any way started firing shots at the maintainer.

rsync maintainer's response to the people getting pissy about his usage of AI: medium and the related post on programming.dev

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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A maintainer position is a professional position — unpaid or otherwise. It isn't a "gig."

And I can't run my computer with "good intentions."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1vTGN52MCc

[-] baod_rate@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

professional as in "profession" as in "for pay". if it's unpaid it's quite literally not a "professional position", it is a volunteer position. and they can't pay their rent off your, what, unsolicited criticism bordering on harassment?

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