Discussion
I should make a list of FOSS apps, projects, and services that have Fediverse accounts and don't code with AI, then strike them from the list with a big ELIMINATED notice if they do start drinking the slop kool-aid.
EDIT: Made one https://fedidevs.com/s/MTA2OA/
Honorary mentions
https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/117341552145650963
@catsalad good list, thanks!
@catsalad Honest question. Is there a way a company could redeem itself, and would there be a process for granting them a place in the list? Not that I am at all aware of or nominating any candidates, just wondering if it had been considered in addition to requirements for removal.
@roko_basilisk An AI code contribution ban would redeem an account, and mere lack of AI code will get them on the list.
@catsalad Just found this: Fork of KPXC without LLM commits: https://codeberg.org/ChiPass/ChiPass
Also, this is the opposite of what you asked for, but many entries have alternatives.
@mttaggart Yes, and I really appreciate all the work @whitequark put into this!
There is no dedicated ChiPass fediverse account, but it would gladly be on my list if it was.
@catsalad @whitequark Ah geez, I didn't read carefully enough, sorry!
It doesn't have any โeliminatedโ notices, butโฆ https://codeberg.org/brib/slopfree-software-index
@argv_minus_one @catsalad no AI/LLM slop in #GIMP code.
@GIMP @argv_minus_one And we APPRECIATE it so much!! :3
The first item does have a section on retractions, by the way. codeberg.org/brib/slopfree-sofโฆ
@freeplay@wetdry.world @catsalad@infosec.exchange
No, our point isn't to shame projects that use AI, and rather to highlight those which don't.
See https://starlightnet.work/posts/the-no-ai-list.html which goes over why I started the list and what the approach/philosophy behind it is
@freeplay@wetdry.world @catsalad@infosec.exchange
Historically, the projects that got removed from the list fell into one of two categories
other cases are rare, moreso exceptions than the norm
@alexia
Does https://projects.torsion.org/borgmatic-collective/borgmatic/src/branch/main/AGENTS.md warrant an update of their entry?
@freeplay @catsalad
Frankly though? Don't bother - there's a very high chance it will eventually be completely empty, if certain groups have their way.
Any non-slop toucher recommendations?
@catsalad@infosec.exchange if it's the scope of the site, Iceshrimp.NET has strict non-AI policy. It's an activitypub microblogging software
@tournesol Oh I would definitely add an official Iceshrimp.NET account but could not find one.
@catsalad vulpine labs won't touch llms
We know because we help run it
@Kuniti_shino Heck yeah! @vulpinelabs is a welcome addition to the list :3
@Kuniti_shino @vulpinelabs Well... It would be if I could add it. I'll put it in the honorable mentions section, at least!
add me, please. i'm a FOSS AI-free game console :)
Home page: https://fireflyzero.com/
Source code: https://github.com/firefly-zero
AI policy: https://docs.fireflyzero.com/internal/ai/
@catsalad Zig programming language, and netbsd. Also, 9front, a contemporary variant of Plan9.
@manchicken Added NetBSD and 9front, but sadly, ziglang doesn't have a Fediverse account (outside of a twitter bridge)
So far I know of...
@Codeberg
@elementary
@guix โฑ๏ธ
โ @microsoftโ
Wait... :eyes_squint:
microsoft? do you mean microslop?
@catsalad You can just ask Claude to compile you a list
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
@catsalad
@catsalad the tyranny of data and how it stops me from stealing bobot valor
@catsalad What, is the fediverse a game of Quake?
Install bonfire.cafe
Get the full app experience
@catsalad well, I looked into Forgejo as a potential base for my project, but there are over 2k open issues in their repo, and some of them are over two years old. Honestly, the only way for them to keep up would be employing a clanker.
My project would require new features in it, but there's no chance they would be implemented within Forgejo, and myself I'm bad at golang.
I'll probably implement it from scratch, using Claude as a coder, as I don't have a budget to hire a full time developer (it's not even a commercial project).