r/opensource Bans AI Projects, and Solo Devs Go Down with Them

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James Patterson
Nov 5, 2026

Moderators of r/opensource, Reddit’s catch-all forum for open source software, have barred any project that “uses AI, is made by AI, or is intended for AI.” A project now has to be at least a year old and actively maintained, carry an OSI license, have an existing community and “subjectively 3+” contributors.

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James Patterson

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