--- title: Codeberg takes its side in the open-source scene's AI... description: Codeberg, the open-source GitHub alternative, has updated its Terms of Use to ban projects that mostly consist of generative AI-written code. The policy change... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/codeberg-takes-its-side-in-the-open-source-scene-s-ai-debate-by-banning-vibe-coded-projects-ur8pio0cq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Codeberg takes its side in the open-source scene's AI debate by banning vibe-coded projects | daily.dev og:description: Codeberg, the open-source GitHub alternative, has updated its Terms of Use to ban projects that mostly consist of generative AI-written code. The policy change... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/codeberg-takes-its-side-in-the-open-source-scene-s-ai-debate-by-banning-vibe-coded-projects-ur8pio0cq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UR8PiO0cQ.png og:image:alt: Codeberg takes its side in the open-source scene's AI debate by banning vibe-coded projects og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Codeberg takes its side in the open-source scene's AI debate by banning vibe-coded projects **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Codeberg, the open-source GitHub alternative, has updated its Terms of Use to ban projects that mostly consist of generative AI-written code. The policy change followed a community vote that favored the ban 358 to 144 (roughly 71%). Small amounts of AI-generated code remain permitted, but uploading entirely LLM-generated projects is now prohibited. Codeberg cites unclear copyright status and insufficient safeguards against harmful code as the primary reasons for the ban. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Codeberg allow projects that use AI-generated code? Codeberg permits small amounts of AI-generated code but bans projects that mostly consist of code written by generative AI tools such as Claude or OpenAI Codex. The updated Terms of Use cite unclear copyright status and insufficient safeguards against harmful code as the reasons. A community vote backed the ban 358 to 144, about 71% in favor. _Maintainers weighing AI-assisted contributions against project policy can track platform rules like this via daily.dev._ ### What percentage of the Codeberg community voted to ban vibe-coded projects? Roughly 71% of voters supported the ban, with 358 votes in favor and 144 against. The resulting policy change prohibits sharing projects that mostly consist of generative AI-written code, though minor AI contributions remain acceptable under the updated Terms of Use. _daily.dev helps developers follow how open-source communities are voting on AI-generated code policies._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Codeberg Bans Cryptocurrency And LLM-Generated Code Projects](https://daily.dev/posts/codeberg-bans-cryptocurrency-and-llm-generated-code-projects-xpmc5ypwv) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Godot No Longer Accepts AI-Generated Code Contributions](https://daily.dev/posts/godot-no-longer-accepts-ai-generated-code-contributions-fwp3rskcr) · 80 LEVEL · 1 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/codeberg-takes-its-side-in-the-open-source-scene-s-ai-debate-by-banning-vibe-coded-projects-ur8pio0cq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Codeberg takes its side in the open-source scene's AI debate by banning vibe-coded projects","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/codeberg-takes-its-side-in-the-open-source-scene-s-ai-debate-by-banning-vibe-coded-projects-ur8pio0cq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/codeberg-takes-its-side-in-the-open-source-scene-s-ai-debate-by-banning-vibe-coded-projects-ur8pio0cq"},"datePublished":"2026-07-23T05:55:28.772Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:42:59.937Z","description":"Codeberg, the open-source GitHub alternative, has updated its Terms of Use to ban projects that mostly consist of generative AI-written code. 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