# Harshing rsync's Vibe

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/669/
> rsync's founder came back, patched real security bugs with AI help, and triggered an open source meltdown. Plus, two more projects reject AI-generated code as the community's newest fault line cracks wide open.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 669
- Date: 2026-05-31
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:16:30
- Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/cabb7298-6553-4ea6-b8e7-21ca5358b931.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/0e1c84a6-b021-4e8b-94e8-38536a3ab0b2.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/0e1c84a6-b021-4e8b-94e8-38536a3ab0b2.srt)


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* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM")
* [Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software · Issue #929 · RsyncProject/rsync](https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/929 "Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software · Issue #929 · RsyncProject/rsync")
* [fogti/rsync-nai](https://codeberg.org/fogti/rsync-nai "fogti/rsync-nai") — Fork of rsync just before the first obviously LLM-influenced commit
* [Flathub No LLM Policy](https://social.treehouse.systems/@barthalion/116657011366876079 "Flathub No LLM Policy") — We have updated Flathub's LLM policy to explicitly disallow AI usage for both the submission process and applications being submitted.
* [Reword LLM policy to make it clear it's not allowed - flathub-infra](https://github.com/flathub-infra/documentation/commit/992f57b30de98ddbd5e80959e9672998c83c8c97 "Reword LLM policy to make it clear it's not allowed - flathub-infra")
* [Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqddnwKF8HQ "Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains - YouTube")
* [GNOME Circle Takes Stand Against AI Slop, Resources App Makes It Into GNOME Incubator - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Circle-No-AI-Slop "GNOME Circle Takes Stand Against AI Slop, Resources App Makes It Into GNOME Incubator - Phoronix")
* [QEMU Shifting On AI Policy To Allow Some AI/LLM-Generated Contributions - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-Patch-Allows-Some-AI "QEMU Shifting On AI Policy To Allow Some AI/LLM-Generated Contributions - Phoronix")
* [Fwupd 2.1.4 Brings Many Fixes For Bugs Spotted By Anthrophic's Mythos, Firmware Update Support For Intel Arc Pro B65/B70 - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.1.4-Released "Fwupd 2.1.4 Brings Many Fixes For Bugs Spotted By Anthrophic's Mythos, Firmware Update Support For Intel Arc Pro B65/B70 - Phoronix")
* [Linux Networking Still Seeing "Significantly Bigger" Pull Requests Due To AI - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Net-Significantly-Bigger "Linux Networking Still Seeing "Significantly Bigger" Pull Requests Due To AI - Phoronix")
* [GitHub Copilot & Claude Code Helped With Graphics, WiFi Linux Driver Issues This Week - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-rc5-AI-This-Week "GitHub Copilot & Claude Code Helped With Graphics, WiFi Linux Driver Issues This Week - Phoronix")
* [mnemosyne: The Zero-Dependency, Sub-Millisecond AI Memory System for Hermes Agents and Everyone Else!](https://github.com/AxDSan/mnemosyne "mnemosyne: The Zero-Dependency, Sub-Millisecond AI Memory System for Hermes Agents and Everyone Else!")
* [Markdown First: A Proposal for the Agent-Readable Web — BitCryptic](https://blog.bitcryptic.com/blog/mdf-markdown-first "Markdown First: A Proposal for the Agent-Readable Web — BitCryptic")
* [Pick: RecordApps](https://github.com/sigmasd/recordapps "Pick: RecordApps") — A desktop application that allows you to record audio from specific applications on Linux. Built with Deno, Svelte, and WebView.
* [Pick: OpenLogi](https://github.com/AprilNEA/OpenLogi "Pick: OpenLogi") — A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust 🦀 — remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry.