Proposed Policy for generative "AI" use in the Hubzilla project

2026-08-13 13:44:27

development@hubzilla.org

Harald Eilertsen wrote the following post Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:44:26 +0200

Proposed Policy for generative "AI" use in the Hubzilla project

A heads up to everyone!

We are proposing a new policy with regards to how LLM's and other "AI" systems can be used with regard to the Hubzilla code base. As this is a pretty significant policy update, I think it's vital that we, the community, get some time to discuss and provide feedback on the change.

The MR introducing this change can be found here:
https://framagit.org/hubzilla/core/-/merge_requests/2320

Thanks!

2026-08-13 15:15:50

Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂

pepecyb@hub.hubzilla.hu

Where exactly (i.e. at what stage) is the draft to be discussed?

I’m asking on behalf of the ‘general public’ concerned, as I’ve already said everything I can on the matter and consider it acceptable as it stands.

2026-08-15 08:43:17

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

As already mentioned in the MR - looks good to me!

2026-08-17 18:15:46

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

Just found out about the NLnet GenAI policy: https://nlnet.nl/foundation/policies/generativeAI/

TL;DR: they basically allow usage with full disclosure of model, prompts and a log thereof. Also one has to make sure the outcome can be legally distributed as FOSS etc.

I seriously wonder if that is even possible

2026-08-19 11:41:14

Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂

pepecyb@hub.hubzilla.hu

A good example of why the policy is necessary… https://hubzilla.org/channel/adminsforum?mid=d4ecbbe8-c020-5d2b-aa98-a43e2973da68

2026-08-30 17:03:28

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

What about 3rd party libraries we rely on?