Reddit's r/opensource community introduced new rules on October 24 requiring submitted projects to be at least a year old, have multiple contributors, and not be made by or intended for AI. Moderators argued that AI 'as it exists today' conflicts with open-source values, prompting an influx of critical comments and the creation of at least four rival subreddits, including r/OpenSourceAIAllowed and r/TrueOpenSource.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-26
Moderators of Reddit's r/opensource announced on October 24 a sweeping rulebook barring projects built with or for AI, alongside new requirements that submissions be actively maintained for at least a year, have multiple contributors, an existing community, and an OSI-approved license. The rules also require posting accounts to be at least a year old with a history of meaningful contributions, bar requests for maintainers, and tell non-English speakers to post elsewhere since moderators say they cannot reliably tell AI-written English from AI-translated text.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-26
Moderators of the Reddit community r/opensource issued new submission rules Saturday prohibiting any project that uses AI, is built by AI, or is intended for AI use. The rules also require submitted projects to be at least a year old, actively maintained, and have multiple contributors, and state that non-English speakers should find another community since moderators cannot verify translations.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-25
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