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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

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

More performative bullshit. Debian will get along just fine, maybe with fewer bugs if the LKML and Greg KH is to be believed.

Downvote away, as you haul out your phones to ask ChatJippity where to go for dinner tonight.

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 days ago

I can recommend "outside".

Been working pretty well this year so far.

[–] Wakko@hell.cloud -4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You should stop using Linux altogether if you want to be that much of an anti-AI snob. Linus is using LLMs on the kernel.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/linus-torvalds-to-critics-of-ai-coding-in-linux-fork-it-or-just-walk-away/

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (10 children)

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. 
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[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 days ago
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