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   Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 00:39:19 JST Molly White

   so infuriating. open source maintainers have a hard enough time without random people shitting up their repos trying to score crypto tokens.

   https://hachyderm.io/@web3isgreat@indieweb.social/112003997836479406

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️ repeated this.
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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 00:39:18 JST Molly White

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     one of the people behind this project is Max Howell of homebrew fame.

     he also runs what seems to be some sort of AI-powered package manager, which generates incorrect and nonsensical descriptions for the packages it lists.

     when people asked questions, they were met with an AI bot

     https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/issues/5358

     Anil Dash repeated this.
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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 05:57:44 JST Molly White

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     some maintainers have asked for projects to be removed. one didn't even care about the AI part, but was concerned that the package was misconfigured.

     mxcl replied: "Presumably at some point someone will wonder why Rye isn’t packaged and try again at which point I'll point them to this thread and they can decide if they want to risk your wrath or not."

     * https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/issues/5359
     * https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/pull/5360

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 08:28:24 JST Molly White

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     • Jonathan Wight

     @schwa i'm about to rip a phone book in half after reading "tea-tails"

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     Jonathan Wight (schwa@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 08:28:25 JST Jonathan Wight

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     @molly0xfff “At tea, we believe that excellence is not just in the code, it's in the 'tea'-tails. Our commitment to precision is unwavering as we meticulously scrutinize our protocol to ensure robustness and elegance. Every line of code and user interface is steeped in thoughtfulness, embodying our dedication to an exceptional brew of technology. This meticulous approach enables us to craft an intuitive and seamless experience, infusing reliability and quality into every aspect of our work.”

     esmevane, sorry repeated this.
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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 08:28:26 JST Molly White

     in reply to

     (to be very clear, although the guy who created homebrew created teaxyz and pkgx, the latter two projects are not otherwise affiliated with homebrew)