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Kiriko awful.systems Kiriko@awful.systems
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Some of the worst LLM takes I've seen in a while. I've never thought FLOSS would be taken over by proprietary torment nexuses so fast.

The discussion will probably continue behind closed doors, so the public has no way of knowing who says what and corporations have their way easier.

And someone got exposed for being a Nazi.

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Sonnenblume discuss.tchncs.de e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-04-21
#2 · (edited) Quote Reply

If you are still donating to KDE please consider cancelling and let the KDE devs know.

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ShyFae piefed.blahaj.zone ShyFae@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-07-17
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Wtf is happening?

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ProdigalFrog slrpnk.net ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-04
#4 · Quote Reply

Wtf is happening?

A majority of KDE developers are determined to create an LLM policy that allows AI code submissions without any form of disclosure to "avoid shaming", and appear to be completely dismissing any ethical, environmental, or copyright concerns brought up.

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Vik lemmy.world vikingtons@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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I'm guessing the Nazi remark refers to this part?
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/work_items/187#note_1648724

wtf is this guy

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George B masto.nyc gbargoud@masto.nyc
Joined: 2025-01-19
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I'm guessing the Nazi remark refers to this part? https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/work_items/187#note_1648724 wtf is this guy

@vikingtons @Kiriko All of the "but I was so polite in this thread" reads like some "I'm not touching you" bullshit.

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Hugo Mills mstdn.social darkling@mstdn.social
Joined: 2022-11-15
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I'm guessing the Nazi remark refers to this part? https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/work_items/187#note_1648724 wtf is this guy

@vikingtons @Kiriko That link is returning 403 for me. I guess they locked it away hard.

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Andrew masto.hackers.town cinebox@masto.hackers.town
Joined: 2025-04-13
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@vikingtons @Kiriko That link is returning 403 for me. I guess they locked it away hard.

@darkling @vikingtons @Kiriko huh, works here for me

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Vik lemmy.world vikingtons@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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@vikingtons @Kiriko All of the "but I was so polite in this thread" reads like some "I'm not touching you" bullshit.

Its pretty fucking crazy. Seems they also didn't really read the room in that thread aside from those tweets.

all in all, a rich tapestry of oof

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Vik lemmy.world vikingtons@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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@vikingtons @Kiriko That link is returning 403 for me. I guess they locked it away hard.

I'm still able to see it here. Wonder if it's some CDN outage?

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Dimand aussie.zone Dimand@aussie.zone
Joined: 2024-03-29
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LLM usage

The golden rule for LLM usage in KDE is Don't be lazy:

Don't try to use a tool to replace your own judgment, interpersonal communication, or learning process.

Don't take unsustainable shortcuts.

Don't avoid growing as a person.

The result will be poor-quality work that eventually becomes someone else's problem.

Nobody in KDE should know if you use an LLM — not because you're concealing it, but because your usage of it produces output indistinguishable from what you could produce yourself. Contributions with obvious and lazy LLM usage may be ignored or closed.

Are we reading that same thing? Hardly seems like a pro LLM stance or the worst take that could be made.

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o7___o7 awful.systems o7___o7@awful.systems
Joined: 2023-10-08
#12 · (edited) Quote Reply

LLM usage The golden rule for LLM usage in KDE is Don't be lazy: Don't try to use a tool to replace your own judgment, interpersonal communication, or learning process. Don't take unsustainable shortcuts. Don't avoid growing as a person. The result will be poor-quality work that eventually becomes someone else's problem. Nobody in KDE should know if you use an LLM — not because you're concealin...

DraftKings telling kids to gamble responsibly

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mholiv lemmy.world mholiv@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-28
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#13 · (edited) Quote Reply

I don’t get the fuss here. The KDE LLM policy is essentially the same as the Linux kernel. Aka human driven, human responsible, LLM assisted coding.

Unless you are running KDE on NetBSD you where already using LLM assisted code.

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rhamph awful.systems rhamph@awful.systems
Joined: 2026-08-24
#14 · Quote Reply

I don’t get the fuss here. The KDE LLM policy is essentially the same as the Linux kernel. Aka human driven, human responsible, LLM assisted coding. Unless you are running KDE on NetBSD you where already using LLM assisted code.

I don’t get the fuss here. The KDE LLM policy is essentially the same as the Linux kernel.

Psssst! Slop in the kernel is also bad

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o7___o7 awful.systems o7___o7@awful.systems
Joined: 2023-10-08
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I don’t get the fuss here. The KDE LLM policy is essentially the same as the Linux kernel. Aka human driven, human responsible, LLM assisted coding. Unless you are running KDE on NetBSD you where already using LLM assisted code.

The first rule of holes always applies

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Rachel Rawlings hachyderm.io linuxandyarn@hachyderm.io
Joined: 2022-11-22
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I'm guessing the Nazi remark refers to this part? https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/work_items/187#note_1648724 wtf is this guy

@vikingtons @Kiriko 403 on my phone whether on phone network or wifi

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Vik lemmy.world vikingtons@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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@vikingtons @Kiriko 403 on my phone whether on phone network or wifi

huh, strange. I wasn't able to create a snapshot of the page, though it's probably for the best. nobody should have to see those tweets

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mholiv lemmy.world mholiv@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-28
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#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

I don’t get the fuss here. The KDE LLM policy is essentially the same as the Linux kernel. Psssst! Slop in the kernel is also bad

Have you seen the quality of the code in the kernel? I am no c fan but the bar and standards are incredibly high.

The kernel is certainly LLM assisted but I don’t think any honest dev can look at say the recent LLM assisted code and call it slop. If anything the quality of Linux code has gotten higher over the past decade.

I am not a fan of vibe coded slop and I don’t think it’s fair to call the kernel slop.

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flowerysong awful.systems flowerysong@awful.systems
Joined: 2023-09-08
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Have you seen the quality of the code in the kernel? I am no c fan but the bar and standards are incredibly high. The kernel is certainly LLM assisted but I don’t think any honest dev can look at say the recent LLM assisted code and call it slop. If anything the quality of Linux code has gotten higher over the past decade. I am not a fan of vibe coded slop and I don’t think it’s fair to call th...

Fuck off, no one asked you for your bad opinions.

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swlabr awful.systems swlabr@awful.systems
Joined: 2023-07-04
#20 · Quote Reply

Have you seen the quality of the code in the kernel? I am no c fan but the bar and standards are incredibly high. The kernel is certainly LLM assisted but I don’t think any honest dev can look at say the recent LLM assisted code and call it slop. If anything the quality of Linux code has gotten higher over the past decade. I am not a fan of vibe coded slop and I don’t think it’s fair to call th...

it’s slop

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o7___o7 awful.systems o7___o7@awful.systems
Joined: 2023-10-08
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Have you seen the quality of the code in the kernel? I am no c fan but the bar and standards are incredibly high. The kernel is certainly LLM assisted but I don’t think any honest dev can look at say the recent LLM assisted code and call it slop. If anything the quality of Linux code has gotten higher over the past decade. I am not a fan of vibe coded slop and I don’t think it’s fair to call th...

hogher

Bristley? Invasive? Dangerous? Not kosher?

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mholiv lemmy.world mholiv@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-28
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#22 · Quote Reply

hogher Bristley? Invasive? Dangerous? Not kosher?

Typo fixed. I mean better.

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lproven awful.systems lproven@awful.systems
Joined: 2025-07-04
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@vikingtons @Kiriko 403 on my phone whether on phone network or wifi

Works for me. I wish it didn't. It's nasty.

Want me to copy-paste it? I would prefer not.

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Rachel Rawlings hachyderm.io linuxandyarn@hachyderm.io
Joined: 2022-11-22
#24 · Quote Reply

Works for me. I wish it didn't. It's nasty. Want me to copy-paste it? I would prefer not.

@lproven I'll forego it.

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self awful.systems self@awful.systems
Joined: 2023-06-25
#25 · Quote Reply

LLM usage The golden rule for LLM usage in KDE is Don't be lazy: Don't try to use a tool to replace your own judgment, interpersonal communication, or learning process. Don't take unsustainable shortcuts. Don't avoid growing as a person. The result will be poor-quality work that eventually becomes someone else's problem. Nobody in KDE should know if you use an LLM — not because you're concealin...

that’s great, thanks

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hexagonwin lemmy.today hexagonwin@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-02-07
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#26 · Quote Reply

link returns "Work item not found" for me; is it deleted?

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ProdigalFrog slrpnk.net ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-04
#27 · Quote Reply

link returns "Work item not found" for me; is it deleted?

Yes, they removed it from being viewed from the public due to the PR backlash it was generating. You can still read it on an archive site.

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