From 83d77fa39422c647ee388846bbebbc737ad32447 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vleermuis-admin Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 21:47:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ work: distinguish self-advertise and self-submit; add "can we debate slop or vibecoded" (#811) Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware/pulls/811 --- FAQ.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 85d0e70..8314029 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ 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? +## Can I self-advertise my project (that doesn't use AI)? > 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). +## I use AI in my project and do not plan on stopping. Should I self-submit? + +> You don't have to, but it's helpful, because you know best what the alternatives are, and when your last untainted commit was, which is helpful for those who wish to fork your project. We hope you'll consider dropping AI one day, for all the reasons we've listed in our [Why Not LLMs?](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#why-not-llms) section, but if you don't plan on doing that ever, please just be cordial in this repo. No one is here to attack you, and if they do, please tag @vleermuis-admin and we'll handle the situation. + ## Do closed source or proprietary products belong on this list? > No, this repo is only for open source projects. @@ -61,3 +65,7 @@ There's no great place to put these in our current files, but these sorts of que ### But what if it's a social media post against AI? > We would then need to research those social media users and see if we endorse them or not and we don't want to do that either. + +## I don't like your definition of slop or vibecoded. Can you change it? + +> No. Those [definitions](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware#definitions) stay and are not up for debate. \ No newline at end of file