Yeah completely agree with that but i don’t see how capitalism can stop open source. Capitalism runs on open source!

I just don’t know if that’s true. Yes there are vibe coded projects everywhere but most of them can be ignored. They don’t really have a bearing on the popular stable projects. Those projects will continue to be developed and as long as they don’t accept vibe commits the quality won’t go down.

I don’t know how open source could be labelled unsafe when the code is there for everyone to see. Yes Google is trying to lock down Android but that’s not an AI problem, that’s a capitalism problem.

Even then, i can’t see how corporations could kill open source. They can never stop people using their free time to develop code and releasing it under GPL.

How?

Indeed! It’s more inportant than ever to switch to open source software, which is why i dont see the point in placing restrictions on developers.

GPL is a response to copyright laws. If there were no copyright laws we wouldn’t need GPL.

Prohibiton doesn’t work. Regulations need to passed by government bodies not open source developers.

I’m not disputing that AI has severe issues. I think it’s more appropriate for governments to focus on effective regulation than open source developers disallowing useful tools.

You make good points however you can’t stop a person doing something because it goes against your beliefs.

In this case the Debian developers had a vote and the majority agreed that using AI was ok.

I’ve read the post and they still have a code of conduct, they still have standards that they will keep. That’s good enough for me to continue trusting the devs.

Is using AI as bad as child labour?

I don’t believe so. But i don’t believe in copyright laws either. If a developer chooses to use AI it’s their choice.

Obviously best case scenario is they use a local open weights model. I believe this will be more commonplace in a few years.

I think a skilled developer using AI to improve open source software is a case of the ends justifying the means.

Edit: the link you provided highlights the problems with large capitalist corporations owning the compute power and generic AI use by the untrained population more than the issue of skilled developers contributing to open source software.

While these things are a problem i don’t believe a distro should stop contributions just because a developer consulted an LLM.

AI is a tool. You already trust the developers to build an operating system with the tools available.

From the Debian announcement

The Debian Project nevertheless expects that all contributions submitted to Debian, regardless of how and with which tools they were produced, satisfy the same standards of quality, correctness, maintainability, and legal compliance. The use of a generative AI tool does not diminish the contributor’s responsibility for the work they submit. Contributors are expected to understand, review, test, and, where appropriate, modify AI-assisted output before incorporating it into Debian. Blindly accepting or uploading AI-generated material without appropriate human review is inconsistent with Debian’s established development practices.

It’s quite clear they don’t allow vibe coding. As you say, the kernal itself allows AI contributions in a similar way.

If you’re worried about the ethical aspects of AI then you’ll probably have to move to NetBSD. If you’re only worried about quality this is a non issue.

Is this Hanlon’s razor? I would argue that it’s not that they don’t know, it’s that they don’t care, but it’s still fucked up either way.

Perhaps you could define what you mean by widespread? It’s pretty clear to me that corruption is present in every level of US government.

Imgur link. Can’t see :(

All the time, baby!

Unless it’s absolutely necessary, vpn and kill switch stay on.

Wtf! In that case, i’m stumped. I can’t think of a mechanism that would allow Google to track you across all the different browsers and operating systems you’ve tried.

If you’re still concerned then just stop using these services. Youtube can’t track you if you never visit it!

I’ve never owned one but it looks like it just extands the range of your router. You could replace it with something else?

A good test would be to see if you experience the same thing on a different network. For example, take your laptop to a cafe and see if you still get personalised suggestions.

Again, having a secure vpn helps when travelling and is an important piece of the privacy stack, in my opinion. A proper one should cost ~$5 a month.

If you are capable of running tailsOS you’re capable of aquiring bitcoin and paying for a vpn. All the info is available online.

If you are truly not seeing any results i think you should ditch the google access point. Make sure you’re router is secure as well, but that’s beyond my realm of knowledge atm.

Hmmm very bizarre that none of those options are working for you. Those should be extremely secure ways of browsing the web.

Just to confirm, are you logging in to anything? Youtube and google can track you anywhere if you sign in to an account.

When you restart Tor and visit youtube, it should be asking you about cookies again. I make a habit of declining everything anyway.

Perhaps your Google access point is the culprit but it would have to be breaking encryption to affect your connection so surely not?

I’d recommend getting your hands on some bitcoin. Then you can convert it to monero and pay for a vpn that way. A secure vpn and librewolf should be enough to feel like you’re not being tracked.

Trump will get “assassinated” by “Iran” soon. JD Vance will take the helm, declare a national emergency, suspend midterms and go full boots on ground invasion of the middle East.

Maybe a bit too much tinfoil in my hat but this is the craziest timeline lol

It is! Living in Gaza sounds hellish. Unfortunately the people that made this decision live somewhere close to heaven.

But the profits of the company are being used to fund that political party. If people cancel their subscription the Mullvad CEO will earn less money and won’t be able to spend as much funding racial segregation. You should vote with your wallet as much as possible.