Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software · Issue #929 · RsyncProject/rsync (github.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by qaz@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] graynk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

oh ffs. this is rage/engagement farming to get internet clout from the reactionary anti-ai hivemind. I'm not a fan of it either, but can yall handle a bit of nuance?

the project is almost 30 years old. it might be older than the topic starter. it's the original maintainer at the helm. he probably has more experience maintaining this tool you all depend on (for free) than most of the complainers have in total. stop posting some fucking mastodon screenshot and pretending this is the first regression and/or issue rsync had in 30 years https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/rsync.

contribute instead of whining. no, forking the old version, changing the readme and making a post on socials to abandon it later doesn't count.

[-] copygirl 1 points 9 hours ago

People use this community, among other things, to stay informed about what's happening with open source software. rsync, possibly among the top 0.1% of software used for system administration in Linux land, starting to use AI in its development is certainly noteworthy. Linking to an issue where people can voice their (anti-AI) opinion, contained within that one issue, is hardly worth getting upset over. Unless.. you know.. you'd rather people stand by and let it happen.

I think it's better to try and convince the developers to pivot away from AI. Only if that doesn't work out, does it make sense to consider a fork. Forks do mean more work overall, still done for free, and the new maintainers will not have the same experience, as you said yourself.