alt.hn

5/29/2026 at 10:24:02 AM

Flathub prohibits AI-generated code

 https://github.com/flathub-infra/documentation/commit/992f57b30de98ddbd5e80959e9672998c83c8c97

by tretiy3

5/29/2026 at 4:35:22 PM

This has been their policy but now it's more explicitly defined. Go look through the submissions on https://github.com/flathub/flathub/pulls?q=is%3Apr to understand how bad the problem they are dealing with is.

by Arrowmaster

5/30/2026 at 6:11:10 PM

It's weird because I am sure that a large number of established apps in flathub, such as.. Chromium https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.chromium.Chromium has AI-assisted code, and this bans all AI-assisted code

The policy as it stands is contradictory with flathub practice, unless it specifies that already accepted apps are grandfathered or something like that.

by nextaccountic

5/31/2026 at 1:06:35 AM

It states: Exceptions may be granted for mature, well-maintained projects.

by gyger

5/31/2026 at 4:27:34 AM

After some time it's looking like AI is becoming just another tool in the developer toolbox. So we can confidently say that, over time, only projects with specific anti-AI policies will be free of AI code (and actually, even such projects I'm not sure)

So it's basically a ban on most new projects, made by inexperienced developers. Which is okay I guess, if this means they can better review projects.

by nextaccountic

5/29/2026 at 9:09:21 PM

Any app store should

by weezing

5/30/2026 at 8:21:55 AM

Disagree, why should an app that works (and has AI contributed code) be banned, but not necessarily a buggy app written by a human? It's worse than a double standard.

by reverius42

5/30/2026 at 8:45:20 AM

Are “buggy” apps written by humans allowed? I guess it depends how buggy you're referring to, as most software (AI or not) likely has bugs.

by no-name-here

5/30/2026 at 2:35:01 PM

What kind of whataboutism is this? Both should be. AI generated slop has no place in app stores same as "buggy" apps whatever it means.

by weezing