One Disclosure Policy, 113 Orphaned Packages

Void Linux enforces a strict authorship rule for AI, and one maintainer response to it cost the distribution 113 packages in a single weekend.

• Maintainer Andrea Brancaleoni posted a model-written comparison in a Go package pull request and named GLM-5.3-Flash as the tool.
• The Void Linux contribution policy requires human authorship and upfront disclosure for all content, including comments and pull request text.
• He orphaned all 113 packages he maintained, including Kubernetes, etcd, flannel, Docker, Terraform and Packer.
• Orphaning is not deletion. It removes the named owner who patches vulnerabilities and rebuilds when upstream moves.

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