alt Hacker NewsI think Arch has to rethink what the AUR really is for in the age of AI.
If users aren't supposed to trust anything from the AUR, then they will start to use LLMs to scan PKGBUILDs for them. But at that point, why not let the LLM loose directly on the upstream repo and build+install the package from source?
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dlcarrier • today at 7:10 PM
The AUR is still a better option than using curl to freebase shell scripts straight from github, which is pretty much the go-to route for any LLM-generated guides.
See also, the -o- emoticon: https://youtu.be/M1si1y5lvkk&t=1902s
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bigstrat2003 • today at 6:42 PM
Nobody needs to rethink anything in "the age of AI". Stop trying to make everything about your favorite topic. If the tool can provide value then they'll use it, if not they won't.
You really don't see the difference between a deterministic script installing a tarball pinned by its hash, and "sudo chatgpt install master branch of this repo"?