Kristof Provost @[email protected]

@davidgerard

As I understand it, the state of copyright for LLM-generated output is:

• The person who promoted the LLM cannot assert copyright on the output (US copyright office ruling, confirmed in court).
• People whose copyrighted materials were used as the training data may be able to assert copyright on the output as a derived work (inconclusive case law).

So accepting LLM-generated code seems very high risk. Especially for something like ext4, where it’s likely that there is exactly one implementation in the training set.

EDIT: I don’t expect the second to be settled conclusively any time soon, because there’s a lot of subjectivity in existing human-only derived-work cases.

REMINDER:

The people who insist that AI is inevitable are the people who insisted the Metaverse is inevitable are the people who insisted NFTs are inevitable who insisted that cryptoscams replacing currency were inevitable.

Do not be the fucking idiot that parrots them.

The European BSD conference, EuroBSDcon 2026 will be in Brussels, 9-13 September 2026.

You can send your talk, tutorial, BOF or other session submission to our program committee before June 20th, see https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

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Wanneer starten we de autoloze zondag (en bij voorkeur ook maandag tot vrijdag) weer op? Oliecrisis dringt nog niet door zeker?

Reminder: AI "generated" code is 100% plagiarized. You must not accept code of unknown provenance into your code base. Doing so opens you up to potential copyright infringement lawsuits. Nobody needs a repeat of the SCO vs IBM lawsuit over ownership of Unix.

Accepting AI-assisted code is just legally untenable. That's black and white, there's nothing to debate. Projects that accept it are idiots and should be shunned.

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Stop using AI, people. I don't care if it makes things easier for you. You're sucking up water, burning the planet, models were trained on stolen data, and you're making the rich even richer. And I didn't even list all of the issues with AI.

#vibecoding

BSD Conference in NL

On Saturday, 9th of May, there is the Spring edition of BSD-NL Our lovely BSD conference, held in the Netherlands. Or more specifically, in Utrecht - which is the centre of our little country.

Do you use the BSDs in any way - whether personally, professionally? Everyone with even the slightest interest into the BSDs is welcome, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned maintainer/contributor There will be a couple of talks/presentations, plenty of room and time to hack - and to socialize if that is your thing

So: grab a ticket, join the awesomeness: BSDNL.nl And follow @bsd_nl

#BSDNL #BSD #RUNBSD #OpenBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonflyBSD #GhostBSD #EvenMyMotherRunsBSD

📢 The Call for Papers is open for BSD-NL Conference – Spring 2026 📢

We are looking for talks on any *BSD 🐡😈⛳ topic!

Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or just starting out, we want to hear from you.

Share your ideas and join us in Utrecht!
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📆 2026-05-09 / May 9th 2025
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
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#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD

📢 Looking for first-time *BSD speakers! 😈⛳️🐡

The EuroBSDCon 2026 Call for Papers is open, and we’d love to hear from you, yes you! Whether you are just starting out or have a unique perspective to share, your voice matters.

Have you:
- Discovered something cool about *BSD?
- Solved a tricky problem or learned a useful thing?
- Want to share how *BSD can make a first-time user experience better?

This is your chance to share your story, learn from others, and grow as a speaker in a supportive community.

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📅 Deadline: June 20, 2026

We are here to help, mentorship and guidance available!

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📢 Calling all BSD enthusiasts! 😈⛳️🐡

The call for papers for EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels is open, and we're looking for your brilliant ideas! 🌟

Got a groundbreaking discovery in *BSD applications, architecture, or implementation? Or maybe you've cracked the code on performance and security? We want to hear from you!

Don't miss this chance to:
- Demonstrate how *BSD are tackling today’s challenges and solving real-world problems.
- Explore the inner workings of *BSD, share your expertise on its design, structure, and innovation.
- Unveil your best practices, clever hacks, and practical tips for optimizing and fine-tuning *BSD.
- Unlock the full potential of *BSD to maximizing efficiency, speed, and scalability.
- Showcase your expertise in hardening *BSD and building robust defenses against modern threats.
- Highlight how *BSD is driving change in economic, organizational, and societal contexts.

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Deadline: June 20, 2026 🕒

Let's make EuroBSDCon 2026 the best one yet! See you in Brussels! 🌟

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #Conference #CFP

Goed punt...

The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real https://nxdomain.no/~peter/its_real_its_here.html #openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #firewall #networktrickery #security #freesoftware #libresoftware @nostarch

To vent my today's frustrations…

If a Klein bottle could wear pants, would it be like this or like this?

#mathstodon #math #maths #shitpost

I've said on here before, that I love the transformative power bikes have on how people think about interacting with each other🚴🏼‍♀️♥️

Having a bike stolen resets a white US person's understanding of what cops do and do not do.

Commuting on a bike resets a white US person's understanding of racist infrastructure.

I love bikes, especially cargo bikes and attachments for kids, because it's only about a 5 year learning journey for white folk from

👩🏼"I'm not political."

To

👩🏼🚴🏼‍♀️"Hey Mekka! I bought a cargo bike! It's so much fun!"

To

👩🏼🚴🏼‍♀️🥊"🤬Man, Robert Moses was a %!#!#&@)+ for real! $#&* him and his momma!"

🚨 Spring is upon us! 🚨

To celebrate this we want to announce, with a little more time this time, the next edition of the BSD-NL Conference.

BSD-NL Conference - Spring 2026 🐡😈⛳

📆 2026-05-09 / May 9th 2026
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl

If you have a talk prepared already we want to hear from you! You can submit your abstract at https://events.bsdnl.nl/

Hack! You can even register for the event already... the price we charge is to cover lunch. https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/early-26/

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