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PublishedAugust 31, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Debian won’t ban AI code from its Linux distribution

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Debian voted to allow developers to use AI tools in their contributions to the Linux distribution's "development, maintenance, [and] documentation." The new policy on AI acknowledges that "responsible" use of AI can improve developers' productivity, and goes on to say, "generative AI is neither exem
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