{"slug": "a-debian-general-resolution-on-llm-usage", "title": "A Debian general resolution on LLM usage", "summary": "The Debian project is considering a general resolution on the use of large language models (LLMs) in the creation of the distribution, with three alternatives: a total ban, rejecting LLMs 'as far as practical', or explicitly allowing LLMs subject to conditions. The discussion period has begun, but the voting period start date has not been set.", "body_md": "# A Debian general resolution on LLM usage\n\n[considering a general resolution](https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002)on the use of large language models in the creation of the distribution. There are three alternatives to consider: a total ban on LLM usage, rejecting LLMs \"\n\nas far as practical\", or explicitly allowing LLM usage subject to a set of conditions. The discussion period has just begun; the beginning of the voting period does not yet appear to have been set. Those who want to look over the discussion ahead of the inevitable LWN article can find it\n\n[over here](/ml/all/til24c.3ns3jl2mkmzmn@riseup.net).\n\nThe LWN site is currently under high scraper load, so comment display has been suppressed for anonymous users. If you are a human, you may read the comments by clicking the button below:\n\n**Note**: you can avoid this step in the future by logging\ninto your LWN account.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-debian-general-resolution-on-llm-usage", "canonical_source": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1085314/", "published_at": "2026-07-25 23:14:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-26 08:07:09.150674+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "large-language-models", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Debian"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-debian-general-resolution-on-llm-usage", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-debian-general-resolution-on-llm-usage.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-debian-general-resolution-on-llm-usage.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-debian-general-resolution-on-llm-usage.jsonld"}}