“GNOME exists as a collective that find joy in reaching beyond our individual limitations to achieve something bigger.”

GNOME blog · Sep 22 · GNOME maintainer proposes LLM policy centered on community values

“Come do free labor for a handful of corporations by reviewing chatbot output in your free time is not an attractive proposition to young talented people in 2026.”

GNOME blog · Sep 22 · GNOME maintainer proposes LLM policy centered on community values

“I think that the point of these statements is shaping social norms and not micro-managing developer workflows.”

GNOME blog · Sep 22 · GNOME maintainer proposes LLM policy centered on community values

“This policy makes it explicit that we do not welcome these careless submissions.”

GNOME blog · Sep 22 · GNOME maintainer proposes LLM policy centered on community values

“GNOME is not just software, and it should protect the social and human aspects that make it special.”

GNOME blog · Sep 22 · GNOME maintainer proposes LLM policy centered on community values