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Reddit’s r/opensource community has banned projects made with AI or intended for AI, while also introducing rules that have angered some members. The change puts a familiar question about AI and open-source culture alongside a more contentious one about who gets to participate.

Kotaku reports that the new rules also require projects to be at least a year old, have multiple contributors, and be posted by someone who speaks English. Some commenters object that the contributor rule could exclude long-running solo projects; others question the English requirement. The rules are a community moderation decision, not a new definition of open source. But they raise a practical issue for developers: should a community be able to exclude AI-related work, and where should it draw the line between curation and gatekeeping?

Discuss: Should open-source communities be able to ban AI-related projects, and are rules requiring multiple contributors and English-language posts fair moderation or gatekeeping?

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