Exactly, you can use it for some tasks. But why "explicitly forbid generative AI".

If you use AI to make repetitive tasks less repetitive, and clean up any LLM-ness afterwards, would they notice or care?

I find blanket bans inhibitive, and reeks of fear of change, rather than a real substantive stance.

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zozbot234 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> and clean up any LLM-ness afterwards

That never happens. It's actually easier to write the code from scratch and avoid LLMness altogether.

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UqWBcuFx6NV4r an hour ago | parent [-]

If you’re unable to use your tools then that’s a skill issue on your part. Why are you so confident that something can’t be done just because you don’t do it? Some people are better than you at this particular skill. Learn to live with it.

	▲	zozbot234 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The skill of cleaning up LLM-written slop to bring it to the human-like quality that any sane FLOSS maintainer would demand to begin with? It's just not worth it.

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jonathrg 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They explain why in their AI policy. It's an ethical stance. Of course they wouldn't notice if there aren't clear signs of LLM-ness, but that's not the main reason why they forbid it.

https://docs.postmarketos.org/policies-and-processes/develop...

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crimsonnoodle58 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Thanks for the clarification. Not that I agree with their stance (the exact same could have been said at the start of the industrial revolution) but I respect it nonetheless.

	▲	coldpie 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> the exact same could have been said at the start of the industrial revolution The pollution caused by said revolution is currently putting humanity at a serious risk of world war and maybe even extinction so... maybe they had a point? I'm not taking a strong stance either way here, but worth thinking about the downsides from the industrial revolution, too.

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jsheard 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> But why "explicitly forbid generative AI".

The AI policy linked from the OP explains why. It's half not wanting to deal with slop, and half ethical concerns which still apply when it's used judiciously.