Debian should never use AI as a crutch. On Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 9:33 AM Matthias Geiger <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Sruthi, > > I have a few questions I want to ask. > First: > - What is you stance on so-called "AI" contributions to the project? > > Personally, it saddens and angers me; as this a) not ethical, b) legally > unsound and c) directly helps the offenders hammering Debian > infrastructure. I fear a GR is the only way to resolve this; however I'd > like your opinion on it. > > Second: > - What steps are you planning to take towards more diversity in Debian? > > As it stands, Debian could definitely use more input from > non-programmers, and become more diverse. New contributors who are not > familiar with our workflow might find some overlooked issue that e.g. > could use better documentation. > > Third: > > - Maintainer burnout > > We have a few maintainers that maintain quite a lot; possibly too much. > In most cases it's officially team-maintained but they are defacto > uploading a lot of those team packages. > > What are your plans to alleviate this? > > best, > > werdahias > >
