@hopeless @jk @kolya leeching implies one party is losing something from the other's consumption. the project already existed whether you used the work or not, to say you're leeching from it simply isn't correct and is putting a weird dynamic between users and maintainers. the work can be infinitely duplicated and already exists. with that said, the post is talking about the real world, where ai patches don't work and aren't easily/well maintained. it also gives free training to ai companies who are actively attempting disrupt and replace the very maintainer attempting to use said ai... and you.. and me. pay walling everything would be more sustainable long term than trusting "ai" to create and maintain.