@onepict i've probably said this 100+ times now - this policy is for committers (foundation members) only, who've all _already_ signed contracts with a clause about tainted code.
the policy is for base only, which has strict rules about copyright for Reasons™[0]. We are not opting out of running any third-party code that might have used an auto-completion tool. Since the BSD license requires strict attribution, our code in base can't be used to train LLMs either.
@iwein This is a hiring policy - it's part of the developer contract that all new members of the Foundation are required to sign. Foundation membership is required for commit access.
@mark This is one of the sets of rules that every person with commit access has to follow. Becoming a committer is not easy, it requires joining the Foundation and signing various contracts that place the burden of responsibility on the member. It's a fairly reasonable assumption that we should be able to trust our members, and if not they shouldn't be members.
@daniel_collin@asmodai This is one of the sets of rules that every person with commit access has to follow. Becoming a committer is not easy, it requires joining the Foundation and signing various contracts that place the burden of responsibility on the member. It's a fairly reasonable assumption that we should be able to trust our members, and if not they shouldn't be members.
New development policy: code generated by a large language model or similar technology (e.g. ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) is presumed to be tainted (i.e. of unclear copyright, not fitting NetBSD's licensing goals) and cannot be committed to NetBSD.
@rl_dane@ivan Lot of recent fixes for pkgsrc on Mac OS X 10.4 too, making it a great choice for a distraction-free artistic and programmer workstation that can do everything except the modern web.
- NetBSD 10 is waiting for OpenSSL 3. This will likely be the last breaking change we make to the BETA, and it's necessary so we can support 10 in the long term.
- For accessibility reasons, a couple of programs in base gained support for the informal no-color.org standard.
- NetBSD make (known as "bmake" elsewhere, or just "make" on FreeBSD) performance improvements! People who spend too much time compiling operating systems ( us 🤔 ) will be pleased.
We make a fast and secure open source Unix-like operating system for all of your computing devices, whether they be Raspberry Pis, EdgeRouters, ThinkPads, servers, or SPARCstations. Check the about page: https://www.NetBSD.org/about/We pioneered cross-platform package management with #pkgsrc, anykernels, and TCP/IP in space.Not cross-posted from the bird website ;)