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Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by kreco »

imtringued wrote: post #37
jaggs wrote: post #5

I'll add my comment from a previous thread: This is a bit strange. Are they saying that Codeberg no longer accepts vibe coded projects at all? If so, it seems kind of short sighted. Within a very short period of time all code will be AI code. What then? And as the models improve, along with better code will come better bug fixing etc etc. So the quality of AI code will absolutely surpass that of human code. What then…

I was kind of thinking of switching to codeberg, but now I am questioning their decisions here. How do you distinguish a vibe coded project from a heavily AI assisted project? The output is AI generated code. The difference between vibe and agentic coding is how selective you are about the end result and not whether it is AI generated or not.

> I was kind of thinking of switching to codeberg, but now I am questioning their decisions here.

It reads to me that you are afraid of getting your project removed if you ever move. No need to pretend you care about the morality of their decision.

Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by oneeyedpigeon »

KingOfCoders wrote: post #62
oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's reasonable to assume >50% by default, unless the source clarifies what they mean by "mostly".

To me majority != mostly.

I agree that they have different connotations. However, in the absence of other information, I don't see how we could ever collectively agree on a better value. The least subjective option, as far as I'm concerned, is "more than 50%". If a is 50.001 and b is 49.999, then a is the one with the most, not b.

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Post by sakjur »

jjgreen wrote: post #61
thih9 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Within a very short period of time all code will be AI code. This is unlikely. Perhaps “most code”, but not “all”. People can overwhelmingly shift to a new technology, but the old one usually remains in use, even if niche.

Once most code is AI slop, then the training data is tainted -- you know what happens when you eat your own crap ...

If that happens, I hope we label it dysentropy.

Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by surgical_fire »

olalonde wrote: post #81

It would be cool if they just admitted that this is ideologically motivated rather than hide behind pragmatic excuses. 1) "unclear copyright status" Even if the copyright concern was legitimate (highly doubt so), Codeberg would be fully protected under safe harbor laws. 2) "little safeguards to ensure that they do not include harmful code" Inclusion of harmful code is no more likely than human-extruded code (probably…

They are ideologically motivated towards open source software.

That means that they are ideologically motivated about the open source license being enforceable.

Just because you have ulterior motives, it doesn't mean others do. Codeberg is pretty clear on their stance.

> Inclusion of harmful code is no more likely than human-extruded code (probably less actually).

Right now this is unclear, based on personal experience. I am totally fine with using AI tools, but I do review every line of code it spits out.

It's fair to take a safe approach and favor human oversight.

Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by surgical_fire »

peter_retief wrote: post #60

wow this is murky water, I love the abstraction of AI, I feel like the director of an orchestra creating beautiful music in code. I always resented having to write the same code over and over, now automated by AI but also support free and open software, as all knowledge should be

> I love the abstraction of AI, I feel like the director of an orchestra creating beautiful music in code.

You can host your projects elsewhere you know? Codeberg is not the only public git service available.

Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by farfatched »

RicoElectrico wrote: post #27

My hypothesis is that this particular kind of AI pushback originates from people who really are terminally online and can't separate their job (programming) from free time (also programming). Programmers are unusual in that regard, compared to most other professions.

This field is fortunate to have passionate people.

I'm glad that they have a space that feels comfortable.

(I'm on Codeberg, but this will likely force me off it.)

Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by surgical_fire »

lilerjee wrote: post #34

Good job But how to check which projects are vibe coded?

I think the idea is that they can point to their terms of service in case of issues.

If a project is found to be violating their terms of service they can terminate the account without much fuss.

Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by JodieBenitez »

lionkor wrote: post #65
jaggs wrote: post #5

I'll add my comment from a previous thread: This is a bit strange. Are they saying that Codeberg no longer accepts vibe coded projects at all? If so, it seems kind of short sighted. Within a very short period of time all code will be AI code. What then? And as the models improve, along with better code will come better bug fixing etc etc. So the quality of AI code will absolutely surpass that of human code. What then…

See my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49004041 "All code will be AI written" is like saying "all code will be written in an IDE". That in itself doesn't matter, nobody should care,and it doesn't make a difference. The workflow, or complete lack of a workflow, for vibe coded projects in terms of design, architecture, vision, etc.is the problem. The lack of oversight is the problem, and the lack of…

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Re: Codeberg bans vibe coded projects

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Post by graemep »

frabcus wrote: post #80

Germany copyright law feels like the relevant thing here - Codeberg is a non-profit based in Germany. Best quick English language overview of status that I could find: https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2026/germany/when-can-a... It looks like Codeberg want only copyrighted material in their service, so it is reliable in the future that e.g. licenses must be followed (e.g. GPL), and copyright doesn't suddenly get d…

> copyright doesn't suddenly get declared as being of the model owner

That does not seem to be likely. The article you link indicates it is the prompter and provider of any other inputs (in the case discussed the photographer who took the photo the LLM modified) who might have claims.

> The US specifically has settled on it being (effectively?) public domain.

My understanding is that sufficient human input makes it copyright. This is not greatly different from German law.

In both cases something that is vibe coded in the strict sense of having only vague prompts will not be covered by copyright, something with real human input will.

That leads to a problem with "mostly" there. Does it mean mostly vibe coded, or mostly AI written? AI written under close guidance is covered by copyright so should be fine.

This does make it important to keep prompt history and record human edits of generated code as that is what will prove sufficient human input.

Also, its not just German law that matters to users. For many users law in their jurisdiction is what matters.

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