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Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Distributing under the GPL is a software license agreement which is absolutely a contract:

A software license agreement is a legal contract that grants you permission to use software without transferring ownership. The software creator retains intellectual property rights while giving you specific usage rights under defined terms and conditions.

- https://ironcladapp.com/journal/contracts/software-license-agreement