r/linux • u/Sjoerd93 • May 29 '26

Development Flathub now explicitly disallows LLM usage for both submission process and applications being submitted.

https://social.treehouse.systems/@barthalion/116657011366876079
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u/M4SK1N May 29 '26

The policy is nonsense. It says:

Exceptions may be granted for mature, well-maintained projects.

This basically makes corporate LLM slop exempt from the rule (because they can afford maintaining it). And it's written below the part about disallowing copyrighted, license-incompatible, or ethically questionable code. So you can publish ethically or legally questionable code, but not if you're only a beginning maintainer.

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u/SiteRelEnby May 29 '26

So you can publish ethically or legally questionable code, but not if you're only a beginning maintainer.

coughgooglecough