Hi Gareth, > On 17. Feb 2026, at 20:54, Gareth Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Jan, > > I think something like this is important. +1 > > I would also add a section to the CONTRIBUTING.md about contributions being > licensed... the equivalent for CouchDB is > >> *IMPORTANT*: By submitting a patch, you agree to license your work under > the Apache License, per your signed Apache CLA. > > I think the AI produced work is related to this. > > As well we should probably include a pull request template which mentions > licensing, eg: > > - CouchDB has a checkbox for "this is my own work": > https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md#checklist > - CHT has an explicit licensing section: > https://github.com/medic/cht-core/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md#license > > Don't let this block your original proposal - these are optional extras!
Good points, I was going to suggest this as well. Best Jan — > > Gareth > > On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 06:04, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> we should sort out how we want to handle LLM-produced contributions. >> >> CouchDB’s policy is relatively straightforward: >> >> >> https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#artificial-intelligence-and-large-language-models-contributions-policy >> >>> Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models Contributions Policy >> >>> The CouchDB project has a long-standing focus on license compatibility, >> and appropriate attribution of source code. AI and LLMs, by their nature, >> are unable to provide the necessary assurance, that the generated material >> is compatible with the Apache 2 license, or that the material has been >> appropriately attributed to the original authors. >> Thus, it is expressly forbidden to contribute material generated by AI, >> LLMs, and similar technologies, to the CouchDB project. This includes, but >> is not limited to, source code, documentation, commit messages, or any >> other areas of the project. >> >> — >> >> I’d be in favour of adapting that >> >> Best >> Jan >> — > > > > -- > Gareth Bowen > https://gareth.nz > 027 462 2636
