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A new open source model: closed to pull requests, open to remix

Original: a new model for open source: closed to pull requests, open to remix. "For what's the point of reading a pull request tha

A developer is proposing a new way of working in open source: projects that accept no pull requests but remain free to fork, remix and reuse. The argument is that AI-generated pull requests are pointless to review, so maintainers would rather share core ideas and let others incorporate them upstream themselves. The proposal is circulating among software developers and sparking debate about how open source collaboration should adapt to AI-generated contributions.

Why now: Developers are debating how open source contribution models should change now that AI-generated pull requests are flooding projects.

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• a new model for open source: closed to pull requests, open to remix. "For what's the point of reading a pull request that's been generated by code? All I want is to read and understand the core idea. If it's a good idea, I might incorporate it back upstream, but there should be… · links@lmorchard.com · 2

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