Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz · 12 hours ago

Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement

hperrin@lemmy.ca · edit-2 4 hours ago

Distributing under the GPL is a software license agreement which is absolutely a contract:

A software license agreement is a legal contract that grants you permission to use software without transferring ownership. The software creator retains intellectual property rights while giving you specific usage rights under defined terms and conditions.

- https://ironcladapp.com/journal/contracts/software-license-agreement