Re: [PATCH] Documentation: propose community voting process

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 09:29:26AM +0200, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026, at 22:03, Emily Shaffer wrote:
[snip]
> > As we discussed in the Contributor Summit this past September[1], there's
> > interest in taking a formal community vote to decide whether and how to accept
> > AI contributions. The topic is of course a very contentious one, and I don't
> > think that we're going to come to general consensus the way we have on most
> > other concerns in the past.
> 
> The vote will pass. Those who work on Git at least once a month work for
> tech companies. Those tech companies are now AI companies. The votes
> will happen to drift towards agreement with their management.

That's not exactly what I observe myself -- I work for one of these
companies, but I still am highly sceptical of the technology, and I know
others are, as well.

But I agree with the sentiment. It's part of the reason why I strongly
feel like the vote needs to be secret, so that voters feel free to voice
their honest opinion even if it was different to their employer's
stance. I don't want anyone to fear any kind of retribution.

Patrick