Flathub bans LLM-generated code because its submitters were rude about it
Flathub has implemented a ban on AI-generated code submissions due to rude behavior from submitters. The maintainer, Bart Piotrowski, expressed concerns about the increasing entitlement and impoliteness among those submitting code. While existing apps that used AI-generated code will remain, new submissions will be rejected if they are generated by LLMs.
- ▪Flathub has banned AI-generated code for new submissions and applications.
- ▪The decision was made due to rude behavior from submitters.
- ▪Existing apps that used AI-generated code will not be affected by this ban.
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