Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] docs: define policy forbidding use of AI code generators

["Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>]

Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> writes:

> From: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
>
> There has been an explosion of interest in so called AI code
> generators. Thus far though, this is has not been matched by a broadly
> accepted legal interpretation of the licensing implications for code
> generator outputs. While the vendors may claim there is no problem and
> a free choice of license is possible, they have an inherent conflict
> of interest in promoting this interpretation. More broadly there is,
> as yet, no broad consensus on the licensing implications of code
> generators trained on inputs under a wide variety of licenses
>
> The DCO requires contributors to assert they have the right to
> contribute under the designated project license. Given the lack of
> consensus on the licensing of AI code generator output, it is not
> considered credible to assert compliance with the DCO clause (b) or (c)
> where a patch includes such generated code.
>
> This patch thus defines a policy that the QEMU project will currently
> not accept contributions where use of AI code generators is either
> known, or suspected.
>
> These are early days of AI-assisted software development. The legal
> questions will be resolved eventually. The tools will mature, and we
> can expect some to become safely usable in free software projects.
> The policy we set now must be for today, and be open to revision. It's
> best to start strict and safe, then relax.
>
> Meanwhile requests for exceptions can also be considered on a case by
> case basis.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
> Acked-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>

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Alex Bennée
Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro