The term LLM-gen-AI originates from the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). In their Recommendations When Using LLM-backed Generative AI Systems for FOSS Contributions, the SFC introduced the shorthand to specifically describe systems that utilize Large Language Models to generate textual and code artifacts. The term deliberately distinguishes these specific generative tools from broader concepts of artificial intelligence or machine learning, focusing the conversation on the legal, ethical, and community impacts of LLM-assisted contributions within software freedom.
- What Does AI Alignment Mean in Open Source?
Reclaiming the term "AI Alignment" for the alignment of LLM-gen-AI models with open source community values.
- The Fedora AI Developer Desktop Debate: Reflections From Red Hat Summit 2026
What does the AI Developer Desktop mean for Fedora? Read my reflections from Red Hat Summit 2026 on building consensus, transparency, and the Remix revival.
- Why the Fedora AI-Assisted Contributions Policy Matters for Open Source
A pragmatic look at the Fedora AI-Assisted Contributions Policy, its impact on maintainer burnout, and how it protects software freedom.
- FOSDEM 2020, Pt. 2: Can Free Software Include Ethical AI Systems?
This post is a follow-up to FOSDEM 2020, pt. 1: Play by play. This post summarizes the talk given by me and my colleague, Mike Nolan, at FOSDEM 2020. FOSDEM 2020 took place from Saturday, 1 February, 2020 to Sunday, 2 February, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium (shortly after Sustain OSS
- How Did Free Software Build a Social Movement?
The Free Software movement is rooted to origins in the 1980s. As part of a talk I gave with my colleague and friend Mike Nolan at FOSDEM 2020, we analyzed how the Free Software movement emerged as a response to a changing digital world in three different phases. This blog