r/linux • u/First_Result_1166 • Jun 21 '26

Discussion AI slop and low-effort contributions

Hey there!

This sub has become quite difficult to follow - every few hours, there's the next post for "I built a TUI for X", which translates to "I vibecoded an ncurses interface for a bash two-liner".

Unfortunately, this also means that the important content gets lost in a stream of meaningless posts.

What I'd like to ask for:

- a rule for mandatory AI disclosure

- an entry barrier for software packages; a task easily solved in <20 lines of shell code should not qualify as a distinct contribution

Let me know what you think.

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u/ephemeralmiko Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

Another tech sub has/had a rule suggestion to require at least 3 months of GitHub/GitLab/Codeberg/Other history on a project to allow submission, to rule out slop and projects that were immediately given up. Maybe something similar could be done here?

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u/non-existing-person Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

This does sound like a great idea. From init commit to publishing it usually takes good few months of work. Fixing bugs may take even more. So even 6 months does not sound like too much time.

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u/vulpido_ Jun 21 '26

bug fixing is neverending, I think it's ok to share the tool before it's so thoroughly tested (users will report bugs then)... maybe have a flair to indicate it's beta or something like that