lautanMay 16, 2024

NetBSD bans all commits of AI-generated code

https://lemmy.ca/post/21303181

NetBSD bans all commits of AI-generated code - Lemmy.ca

> 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. > > https://www.NetBSD.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html [https://www.NetBSD.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html]

Show threadomgitsaheadcrabMay 16, 2024
Ok but how is anyone meant to know if you generated your docstrings using copilot?
Show threadceasarlegsvin

Because they'll be shit?

Docstrings based on the method signature and literal contents of a method or class are completely pointless, and that's all copilot can do. It can't Intuit anything that docstrings are actually there for.

May 16, 2024 at 6:24amWeb
Show threadZos_KiaMay 16, 2024
Definitely not my experience. With a well structured code base it can be pretty uncanny. I think it’s context is limited to files that are currently opened in the editor, so that may be your issue if you’re coding with just one file open?
Show threadTimeSquirrelMay 16, 2024
GitHub Copilot introduced a new keyword a little while ago, "@workspace", where it can see everything in your project.