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Gentoo Bans AI-Generated Contributions

2025-09-15

The Gentoo Council voted on April 14th to prohibit contributions created using AI natural language processing tools. This policy addresses copyright, quality, and ethical concerns. While AI-related software packages are permitted, directly using AI-generated code is banned due to potential copyright infringement, the risk of low-quality or nonsensical output, and ethical issues surrounding AI model training (e.g., copyright violations, high energy consumption). The policy aims to maintain the quality and integrity of Gentoo projects.

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Gentoo's Ingenious Solution to Perl Versioning Chaos

2025-07-21

Gentoo's Perl package versions don't directly match upstream versions due to Perl's inconsistent versioning schemes. Upstream uses two incompatible methods: treating versions as floating points (making 1.1 and 1.10 equal) and using 'v' prefixes or multiple dots. Gentoo elegantly solves this with the `Gentoo::PerlMod::Version` module, which translates upstream versions into a consistent scheme, preserving sorting order and avoiding conflicts. The module converts floating-point versions into a 'v'-like format before comparison, ensuring compatibility while preventing version collisions and maintaining correspondence with upstream.