Codeberg bans AI slop software projects

Codeberg is a computer code repository. It’s a bit like Github or GitLab — you put your software onto it and other programmers can collaborate with you. But Codeberg’s not really like GitHub or GitLab. It’s a nonprofit cooperative, run by volunteers and funded by its members. Codeberg is tiny!…

Codeberg is a computer code repository. It’s a bit like Github or GitLab — you put your software onto it and other programmers can collaborate with you. But Codeberg’s not really like GitHub or GitLab. It’s a nonprofit cooperative, run by volunteers and funded by its members. Codeberg is tiny! Codeberg doesn’t aspire to being the hugest code repository. It’s not meant to be all things to all people. The AI bros, though, are outraged at Codeberg — because yesterday, Codeberg’s members passed a change to the terms of use to disallow AI vibe-coded projects. [Codeberg] Here’s the change: [Codeberg] You must not share projects that mostly consist of code written by “generative AI”-tools (including services such as Claude, OpenAI Codex). Such projects having an unclear copyright status (see requirements § 2 (1) 1 and § 2 (1) 3) and furthermore have little safeguards to ensure that they do not include harmful code (c.f. § 2 (1) 5). One reason was the increasing cost of hosting and building personal vibe projects: [Codeberg] it seems ridiculous to see projects with a single developer and virtually no users consuming as much or even more resources than some of the largest community projects on Codeberg … We do not believe it is reasonable for Codeberg to invest our precious donation money into hosting of large ghost projects. But it’s not just the expense — they think AI coding is bad for free software collaboration: The widespread use of LLMs in FLOSS is instead becoming a multidimensional attack on the trust between contributors and the very idea of convivial collaboration itself. … sharing the result of an prompt and calling it “libre software” does not make the world a better place. This amendment was a pretty easy sell. Codeberg already had problems last year with AI scraper bots overloading their systems. [Codeberg] Codeberg is not going to do a mass deletion, a bonfire of the vibes. But if a project’s causing issues, and it’s slop code, they will be asking the vibe coder to find somewhere else. The AI bros are incensed. They’re proclaiming they’ll never host their stuff on Codeberg again! This sets a horrifying precedent! Imagine if code repositories had rules! They could kick anyone off! If Codeberg falls, who’s next? This is a disaster for free software! Codeberg is tiny. It’d be pretty easy to replace. You could even use the same software. Why do the AI bros insist that this particular project must let them in? The AI bros are worried about the precedent that someone, anywhere, can tell them “no,” and make it stick. And others who hate vibe code might realise they too can say no. You can just ban the slop bros. But how can you tell? How do you know if something’s vibe code, huh? You can always tell when someone’s coding with a chatbot. They tell you. Repeatedly. They cannot shut up about it. Asking that question at all tells us straight away. Nobody who does not code with a chatbot ever worries that it’s hard to tell whether it’s slop. That question only comes from the vibe code bros. The Codeberg members also banned: [Codeberg] Content that harms the reputation of Codeberg, such as cryptocurrency related projects. This means scams. The crypto bros were also outraged, complained a lot on Twitter, and swore they would boycott this project they don’t use and aren’t members of. Because someone, anywhere, dared to tell them: no. Several projects saw these two changes and are now moving to Codeberg. Because having standards turns out to be a plus point. Video — Podcast

Source: Pivot to AI — Published July 24, 2026 at 22:12 UTC — Category: Business