r/opensource tightens rules on AI and personal projects, drawing pushback
What happened
On October 25, The Verge reported that Reddit community r/opensource posted new rules: projects built with AI, made by AI or aimed at AI are banned, members must post in English, and submitted projects must have existed for at least a year, be actively maintained and have multiple contributors. Requests for maintainers or contributors are no longer accepted. The rules drew argument in the comments and led to a rival community, r/trueopensource. Moderators said software with incidental AI accessibility features, such as auto-captions, can be allowed case by case. A later Hacker News front-page report added that the multi-contributor rule excludes personal project promotion, with a subjective bar of more than three people; projects need a year of maintenance, an existing community and an OSI license, and posting accounts must be at least a year old with significant Reddit history.
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- Hacker News front pageR/open source bans all solo projects and projects using LLMs
r/opensource 宣布不再接纳使用 AI、由 AI 制作或面向 AI 的项目，并以多贡献者要求排除个人项目推广。项目须持续维护至少 1 年、拥有多名贡献者（主观标准为 3+）及现有社区，仍须采用 OSI 许可证；账号也须满 1 年并有显著 Reddit 贡献。
- The Verge · AIr/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more
Reddit 社区 r/opensource 发布投稿新规，禁止使用 AI、由 AI 制作或面向 AI 的项目，并要求成员使用英语。投稿项目须存在至少 1 年、持续维护且有多名贡献者，社区也不再接受寻找维护者或贡献者的请求。新规引发评论区争议，并促成竞争社区 r/trueopensource 的建立；管理员称可酌情允许自动字幕等附带 AI 无障碍功能的软件。
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