Codeberg Divides

Codeberg recently updated its terms to exclude projects primarily written with generative AI, sparking debate about the decision's inclusivity and enforceability. While the author acknowledges Codeberg's right to make this policy democratically, he argues that democratic governance doesn't guarantee good outcomes and that the vague definition of "mostly AI-generated" code risks unfair enforcement and will likely disadvantage moderate cases. He advocates for clearer rules and warns that such divisions within the open-source community over AI usage could undermine Codeberg's potential as a broad European alternative to GitHub.