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parsimo2010 • today at 3:54 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

One reason is that the llama.cpp team (GGML) has strict requirements that a human must understand the code they are contributing. If a project is fully vibe coded they can’t contribute. So a lot of projects where an AI went and coded a bunch of custom kernels to increase speed are left to their own devices.

I think this is a fine behavior. We can have upstream purists that are strict gatekeepers but don’t get in the way of downstream forks. Debian has some this in the Linux landscape for a long time, and it has enabled Ubuntu, Mint, etc. to flourish without compromising themselves.


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sillyfluke • today at 4:50 PM

>If a project is fully vibe coded they can’t contribute

The irony (however mild) is apparently lost on the rest of the field.

Loquebantur • today at 4:53 PM

"A human pretends to understand it" signifies what exactly?

What you really mean is, the core team there doesn't want to lose control.

Which isn't really predicated on contributions not being "vibe coded" or whatever.

When quality is the problem, you need to be able to make your standards explicit, or you're just gatekeeping irrationally.

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