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Open source is software whose code people can inspect, share and change. Getting your changes accepted is different: someone responsible for the project must check them.

Free access does not include unlimited free babysitting.

In Plain English reports that projects including yt-dlp and QEMU reject or restrict AI-generated contributions. Open Source Says No listed 23 projects when refreshed on 2026-11-11.

That is a dated catalog snapshot, not a ban across open source.

The policies differ. yt-dlp forbids AI tools for any contribution. Immich asks people not to submit AI-generated changes.

QEMU declines contributions believed to include or derive from AI-generated content. These contribution rules do not establish that every project avoids AI internally.

The bottleneck is checking. A patch is a proposed change to software.

AI can produce it quickly, but volunteers still need to read it, run checks and decide whether it belongs. Generating more patches does not generate more afternoons.

Picture Lil'meme trying to stop a firehose of printed code with his glove. Congratulations: the typing is automated.

The drowning remains manual.

Before contributing, read that project's rules. Where AI assistance is allowed, disclose it and explain your checks.

Help means reducing someone's work, not delivering it faster.

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