Sure, but back in reality no you’re not? No more than any other contributor?

If I want to use an auto-complete then I can, and I will? Restricting that is as regressive as a project trying to specify that I write code from a specific country or… standing on my head.

Sure, if they want me to add a “I’m writing this standing on my head” message in the PR then I will… but I’m not.

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jacquesm 2 hours ago | parent [-]

No, you can't. See, that's where you are just wrong: when you don't respect the boundaries an open source project sets that you want to contribute to then you are a net negative.

Restricting this is their right, and it is not for you to attempt to overrule that right. Besides the fact that you do not oversee the consequences it also makes you an asshole.

They're not asking for you to write standing on your head, they are asking for you to author your contributions yourself.

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orf 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They are asking me to author my contributions in a way that they approve of. The essence of the request is the same as asking someone to author them whilst standing on their head.

Except they don’t, won’t and can’t control that: the very request is insulting.

I’ll make a change any way I choose, upright, sideways, using AI. My choice. Not theirs.

Their choice is to accept it or reject it based purely on the change itself, because that’s all there is.

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duskdozer 2 hours ago | parent [-]

So, "might makes right", essentially?

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orf 2 hours ago | parent [-]

No, just a normal reaction to someone trying to force their beliefs on you.

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duskdozer an hour ago | parent [-]

You can choose not to contribute instead of intentionally violating their boundaries.

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orf an hour ago | parent [-]

Their boundaries. If they don’t want to accept the code, cool. Nobody is forcing them to, and I respect that.

But if they can’t enforce their boundaries, because they can’t tell the difference between AI code and non-AI code without being told, then their boundaries they made up are unenforceable nonsense.

About as nonsense and enforceable as asking me to code upside down.

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duskdozer 31 minutes ago | parent [-]

So we're back to might makes right then: "you can't stop me, so I'll do whatever I want to you."

	▲	orf 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		What a reductive argument. Is this your first day on planet earth? If so, here’s what you need to know: - people can just say things - when people say things, you don’t have to listen to them - not listening to them doesn’t make you superior or more powerful than them We can practice: I’d like you to always comment in uppercase letters from now on please. It’s my policy.

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hijnksforall956 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I am authoring my contributions, using Clause Code as a tool. It doesn't make me an asshole.

If the maintainers don't want to accept it, fine. Someone will eventually fork and advance and we move on. The Uncles can continue to play in their no AI playground, and show each other how nice their code is.

The world is moving on from the "AI is bad" crowd.