mccApr 11

Hello, if you care about Servo, the alternative web browser engine that was originally slated to be the next gen Firefox but now is a donation-supported project under the Linux Foundation, you should know Servo announced a plan to as of June start allowing Servo code to be written by "Github Copilot":

https://floss.social/@servo/114296977894869359

There's a thoughtful post about this by the author of the former policy, which until now banned this:

https://kolektiva.social/@delan/114319591118095728

FOLLOWUP: Canceled! https://mastodon.social/@mcc/114376955704933891

Servo (@servo@floss.social)

Attached: 1 image Servo is considering: - allowing some AI tools for non-code contributions - allowing maintainers to use GitHub Copilot for some code contributions over the next 12 months These changes are planned to take effect in June 2025, but we want your feedback. More details: https://github.com/servo/servo/discussions/36379

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Show threadmccApr 11

There has been a public comment period on this plan, with public comment so far overwhelmingly negative. I'm not sure how this response will impact the plan; the announcement said enactment was "subject to a review of your feedback", whatever that means.

Personally I think the plan is a horrible idea on both technical and moral grounds, and would end Servo's current frontrunner status as the best candidate for a browser that truly represents the open web and respects the needs of its own users.

Show threadmccApr 11
Please do not respond to this thread to talk about Ladybird. This is a personal request from me. Just… please. Don't make me have a conversation about Ladybird today. Some other time
Show threadmccApr 11
By the way, I still think this paragraph I wrote is a pretty good paragraph.
Show threadRichard HendricksApr 12
@mcc what's your copyright on this? Would like to share in the office?
Show threadmccApr 12
@hendric What?
Show threadRichard HendricksApr 12
@mcc Sorry, I meant are you ok with us sharing it outside Masto, and do you want credit for it.
Show threadRachel Wil Singh ~ Moos-a-dee
@hendric @mcc
I also want to share this with my students, lol.
Apr 12 at 1:06pmWeb
Show threadmccApr 12
@Moosader @hendric Thanks— the paragraph was from my response to the Servo-TRC "AI" proposal on Github. https://github.com/servo/servo/discussions/36379#discussioncomment-12752707 it's fine to reshare it in part or in full, I would prefer if you credit me in some way. (I guess if you're going to put it in a commercial publication come back and let's have another discussion? Not used to thinking about licensing terms on forum posts lol)
AI Policy Update Proposal · servo servo · Discussion #36379

Servo’s Technical Steering Committee is looking for feedback regarding our policy for contributions made with generative AI. The current policy, adopted in June 2024, is documented in the Servo boo...

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Show threadalan Apr 12
@mcc @Moosader @hendric Thanks for the link. I came here to ask for it so I can link it from my collection of awesome quotes. Not surprised to find other folks interested as well. Kudos for the prose.