Post #646791

2026-03-14 14:41 UTC

I asked emacs-devel: Are LLM contributions welcomed in GNU Emacs by the maintainers and contributors? Eli Zaretskii: We are awaiting the decision by the GNU Project on these matters, which will define the policy for all the GNU packages, and in the meantime we don't accept LLM-generated code, as a precaution. For now, Emacs won't accept LLM contributions. However, given this: Obviously, the right thing to do is protect computing freedom: share complete training inputs with every user of the LLM, together with the complete model, training configuration settings, and the accompanying software source code. Therefore, we urge Anthropic and other LLM developers that train models using huge datasets downloaded from the Internet to provide these LLMs to their users in freedom. I sort of expect FSF, and therefore GNU along with Emacs, to be somewhat accepting of LLMs eventually, if they are "open". Too copyright-brained for their own good. Unfortunate. #emacs

Replies (3)

@rpluim@mastodon.social 2026-03-14 15:20

@zyd Given that in the US LLM generated code cannot be copyrighted, how do you legally integrate such code in a GPL-licensed project?

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@lhp@mastodon.social 2026-03-14 17:34

@zyd This is a pretty weak-ass response, quite disappointing. Although rms calling LLMs "bullshit generators" in one the linked mails does give a slither of hope that he uses his powers in GNU[1] to stop LLM contributions. Although that conflicts with another of his mails to emacs-devel where he states he's looking into the copyright situation with a lawyer before making a decision... Thank you for your efforts! [1] which he really shouldn't have, based on *gestures wildly* everything

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@dekkzz78@ruby.social 2026-03-14 18:36

@zyd seeing how the tech bros scraped llm trainng data off the net regardless of licences ultimately any vide code is potentially tainted so will it ever be accepted?

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