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KDE is actively proposing a Pro-AI contribution policy, with most rejecting any suggestions for AI use to be disclosed, or any consideration for environmental concerns (invent.kde.org)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/linux@programming.dev
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Direct link to the LLM Policy Discussion: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/work_items/187

And all of this is coming right after the debacle with an AI slop project being allowed to give a presentation at Akademy, and the person asking how this was allowed being blocked by KDE:

https://lemmy.nz/post/42029517

as well as the discussion thread bringing up legitimate concerns about AI usage being closed:

https://discuss.kde.org/t/sorry-to-bring-up-a-contentious-topic-kde-ai-llm-policy/46333/164

As someone who genuinely loves KDE, and has even donated to the project multiple times, I sadly have to accept that the majority of KDE have hopped onto the Pro-AI train, and they will not be dissuaded otherwise.

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[-] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well, fuck.

Any viable alternatives, or should I switch to BSD? (Gnome obviously doesn't count, it's designed for tablets, and unusable on desktops).

[-] mholiv@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

If you want to get away from LLM assisted code your best bet is NetBSD, with an older version of an X11 DE , using an older version of Firefox with JavaScript turned off.

If you do this you are basicly fully avoiding LLM assisted code. Be sure to check every thing you install though. Or use only software versions from before 2023.

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

BSD has a libertarian energy to its culture, so I suspect they will be vibing a lot too.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago

AFAIK NetBSD is explicitly rejecting AI contributions.

[-] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That and OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt is rejecting LLM code based on copyright arguments (not "respect author" but rather "we get sued" kind of point), here's an example (click "next in thread" a bunch of times if you want).

Though back in 2001 he claimed the songs on the CDs were "as free as everything else" (no), but like meh.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Check out the options listed here: https://slrpnk.net/comment/24475952

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

GNOME is great if you use Dash to Panel.

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