Hi,
This is the current state of the ballot. It still needs to add the text
of all the options. I will update that later this evening.
The website should also be updated to relfect this soon.
Voting period starts 2026-08-15 00:00:00 UTC
Votes must be received by 2026-08-28 23:59:59 UTC
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[ ] Choice 1 = Ban LLM contributions from Debian via Social Contract
[ ] Choice 2 = Allow AI-Assisted Contributions with conditions
[ ] Choice 3 = Reject LLMs as far as practical, update Code of Conduct
[ ] Choice 4 = Accept AI contributions for Debian specific work
[ ] Choice 5 = Responsible Use of Generative AI
[ ] Choice 6 = A cautious approach to generative AI
[ ] Choice 7 = Debian is created by humans
[ ] Choice 8 = Avoid the use of LLM: climate destruction is a deal breaker
[ ] Choice 9 = None of the above
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