This comment led to long discussion among developers about using “stolen code that we don’t have GPL compatibility with,” as one described it. And while Zahl ultimately removed the offending code, he also allegedly tried to remove evidence that it ever existed. forced update to remove discussion entirely.
// Here's what ChatGPT told me when detecting dark mode in Linux.
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Number protected using AI-generated snippets for “boilerplate code” that is not key to the core functionality of the game. “I certainly have my doubts about using AI on project-specific code,” he wrote, “but these are just superficial checks of system configuration settings that can be found on various websites – only requiring 10 times the effort.”
But other community members were adamant that artificial intelligence tools have no place in the workflow of an open source project like this. “If the future of this project is using junk code generated by ChatGPT or any other GenAI/AI chatbots, then I'm sorry to say, but I'm out of the game,” GitHub user Cacodemon345. wrotesumming up the feelings of many other developers.
Fork in the road
IN GitHub bug report posted Tuesday, user the-phinet outlined the controversy over AI-generated code, along with other alleged problems with the Hall's top-down approach to preemption GZDoom updates. In response the number invited the developer community “feel free to fork over the project” if they are so unhappy.
Many GZDoom the developers quickly took this somewhat petulant response seriously. “You've just completely walled up GZDoom with this nonsense,” – developer Boondorl wrote. “Enjoy your dead project, I'm sure you'll be happy to do all of this yourself so people can finally stop yelling at you to do something.”
