Debian votes to allow "responsible use of generative AI"

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Debian developers have officially voted on a general resolution to permit the use of generative AI in package development, provided authors maintain full responsibility for the output. This marks a major shift for one of the world's most rigorous open-source communities, which usually leans toward extreme caution regarding copyright and code provenance. The policy emphasizes human oversight and attribution rather than an outright ban.