On 7 Jul 2025, at 2:10, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi > > On Mon, Jul 07, 2025 at 12:29:44AM +0200, Alexander Strasser via ffmpeg-devel > wrote: >> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 00:29:44 +0200 >> From: Alexander Strasser <eclip...@gmx.net> >> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> >> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Introducing policies regarding "AI" >> contributions >> >> Hi Michael! >> >> On 2025-07-04 12:15 +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote: >>> The use of tools to assist developers is growing and will >>> continue to grow. Its not going away. >>> And what one can and cannot do with these tools will evolve >>> >>> I dont think i understand the thought process behind this policy. >> >> I did not propose any policy in particular yet. So I'm not >> sure what you are referring to. > > a policy is premature. > > > [...] > >> More importantly I see no way for the license part to work out >> automagically. In how far is the result a derivative other works? >> How would we apply attribution where original works demand it? >> How do we now the generated code is not just a mostly exact copy >> of the original training material? > > How do you know that a student that was a tought C by teaching > materials licensed under AGPL will not produce work that falls under AGPL ? > > We should work on FFmpeg, review patches, fix bugs get the release done. > And let people use the tools that work best for them. > > I do not want to have to spend time to think about if the use of > tools (code completion?, some few line function prototype, > LLM that fixed spelling errors, ...) > requires a pariah mark on the patch or is "allowed" > > Such rules are IMHO not compatible with free software. > > It also would be another huge "go away" sign for the next generation > of developers. IMHO if something is a huge "go away" it is the lack of a modern development workflow, like what a modern Git forge offers… > > Such marking is also a source of disagreements (2 people can easily > disagree on what needs to be marked) > > Also if we have a AI policy, we would have to update it as technology > changes. Thats more wasted resources. > > thx > > [...] > > -- > Michael GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB > > Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in > ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. -- Vladimir Lenin > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-devel mailing list > ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
