> You want to prevent the transition from a GPL codebase with some public domain code to a public domain codebase with some GPL code.
That would take a very long time if contributions are reviewed etc. By then any legal ambiguities would be clear.
> a public domain codebase with some GPL code
which would still be a GPL codebase
> One way to do so is to outright ban contributions leveraging tools that are able to generate public domain code at superhuman speeds.
Can they generate code that would pass the quality standards, and pass the processes, of a project like this at superhuman speed? There is a separate requirement that contributors must be able to understand code and answer questions about it so a human would have to review code before even trying to contribute it.
> As you pointed out yourself, there's always the option to create a fork that does allow AI contributions, which may eventually force a re-assessment of the policy if the gap in utility grows too large.
1. if you are right that LLMs will do well enough to create a huge gap, then that is inevitable.
2. if you are wrong about that then it is unnecessary to try to stop it.
That would take a very long time if contributions are reviewed etc. By then any legal ambiguities would be clear.
> a public domain codebase with some GPL code
which would still be a GPL codebase
> One way to do so is to outright ban contributions leveraging tools that are able to generate public domain code at superhuman speeds.
Can they generate code that would pass the quality standards, and pass the processes, of a project like this at superhuman speed? There is a separate requirement that contributors must be able to understand code and answer questions about it so a human would have to review code before even trying to contribute it.
> As you pointed out yourself, there's always the option to create a fork that does allow AI contributions, which may eventually force a re-assessment of the policy if the gap in utility grows too large.
1. if you are right that LLMs will do well enough to create a huge gap, then that is inevitable. 2. if you are wrong about that then it is unnecessary to try to stop it.