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# Frequently Asked Questions
There's no great place to put these in our current files, but these sorts of questions come up enough, that we wanted to put them down somewhere to easily link responses.
## Can I self advertise here?
> Yes, provided it's FOSS, has a code of conduct (even if it's a solo project), and a No AI Policy, you can add your project as an alternative to any tainted software in which it is a good fit, and you can also open a [Call for Collaborators Issue](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware/issues/new?template=.forgejo%2fissue_template%2fcollaborate-with-me.yaml).
## Do closed source or proprietary products belong on this list?
> No, this repo is only for open source projects.
## Can we split the "Permissive AI Policy" tag further?
> No, beyond "vibecoded" being added in some extreme cases. We don't want to have this conversation continually, as it is subjective what "severity" something falls under. The decision to add these tags took us a long time, and unless you have another *specific* tag that cannot be covered under any other tag, we're currently not open to discussion about this. This repo is already quite a lot to manage.
## Why are you targeting/attacking/harassing my favorite project?
> We do not "target", "harass", or "attack" any projects. We, in fact, have a [very strict policy on not doing that](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware/src/branch/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md#be-kind-or-be-gone). This repo is one based on ethics and is intended as a call to action. If a project meets the definition of one of our tags, it will see itself added to this repo. It can take steps to stop doing whatever it is in that definition and we'll remove it. (See also the [guide for removal](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#removal).)
## If a repo had slop before, isn't it permanently tainted? Aren't all forks of slop therefore also slop?
> No. See also: [guide for removal](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#removal).
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> Eventually, the slop will likely either be removed, replaced, or deprecated.
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> We're also against AI for more than just code quality reasons. There's plenty of ethical reasons to be against continuing to use AI:
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> - [environmental](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#environmental-impact)
> - [ties to the war industrial complex](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#ties-to-the-war-industrial-complex)
> - [effect on hardware prices hurting newcomers to the industry](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#effect-on-hardware-prices) (especially those already disenfranchised)
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> The commitment to stop using AI stops those above ethical issues. It's like going vegetarian. You're still a vegetarian if you previously consumed meat, but now you don't. You've still reduced suffering and helped the environment. A commitment to doing better is better than never stopping a harmful action.
## Is a project tainted if it has dependencies that are tainted?
> This one is complicated, but in short: No, unless the dependencies are literally AI libraries.
> If the dependency is, for example, the ChatGPT SDK or something similar, then yes, the project is tainted.
> If the project is just built with something like Python, which is also tainted, we do not automatically consider it tainted, as the language is a general purpose language and there are *very* few languages not already tainted or slated to be tainted right now. We take a harm reduction philosophy and we believe that, especially in the case of established projects, demanding that they switch the core language of their project is not a simple undertaking.
## Can you advise us on the ethical usage of AI?
> No, but you may find the work of [DAIR](https://dair-institute.org/) interesting. Also, see our [Why not LLMs section](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#why-not-llms).

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Ready to fork a project to introduce a No AI policy? Check out our [**How to Slop Free Fork Guide**](./HOW_TO_SLOP_FREE_FORK.md).
Any other questions? Please check out our [FAQ](./FAQ.md) and if your question isn't answered there, please feel free to open a Discussion type Issue.
* [Definitions](#definitions)
* [Permissive AI Policy](#permissive-ai-policy)
* [Vibecode](#vibecode)
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![AI sponsored](./badges/ai-sponsored-blue.svg)
The project is sponsored directly by an AI company.
The project is sponsored directly by an AI company. An AI company is any company that advertises itself as pro-AI or develops an AI product itself. The obvious ones are Anthropic and OpenAI, however, all the big tech companies (e.g. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon) also count because they all have AI services and direct products as major offerings.
Evidence can be: