AlpineBSD Announced - an AI-free FOSS OS
Lproven (Slashdot reader #6,030) shares his article about a new OS in the BSD family "combining NetBSD's kernel and libc with a port of the Alpine Linux userland" — and promising it won't use AI-generated code: AlpineBSD is so new that it barely exists yet. There are no installation media available, though it's possible to manually bootstrap an installation. What AlpineBSD does already have is an…
AlpineBSD, a new operating system in the BSD family, has been announced, promising to be AI-free. This unique OS combines NetBSD's kernel and libc with the userland from Alpine Linux. Currently, no installation media are available, but it is possible to manually bootstrap an installation. The project has a clear AI policy, stating that any software containing AI-generated code, whether in code, documentation, binaries, or other assets, is considered tainted.
The NetBSD project also has a stance on AI, with their commit guidelines considering code generated by a Large Language Model to be tainted. AlpineBSD's ports repository and source code are hosted on Sourcehut, run by Drew DeVault, also known as sircmpwn. The project aims to provide an alternative to AI-driven solutions, appealing to users who wish to avoid the trending wave of AI.
The article does note that installing software using the pkgin package manager could be challenging, as NetBSD has its own ideas about what is considered normal. Some users on the mailing list prefer compiling from source code rather than using binary packages.
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