The list is (in my opinion) just human written slop.

The requirements for some software to make it in the list are so lax, that the list loses its meaning. It really isn’t a list of “slop” but just list of software which is somehow connected to AI. In my opinion it’s similar to the anti systemd hate. People think they understand some software better than the maintainer who wrote it.

Examples of bs criteria:

  • Having AI features - This one is a conundrum to me. Why do you need a list for it? If you are using the app, you know if it has AI features or not and if you have not noticed, why are you bothered?
  • Having agents.md in the repository - This one does not mean anything on it self. Could just be there for others to use, not necessary for the maintainers. It’s Open Source, remember? Someone else might read it and might want to use different tools than you.
  • KeepassXC - This one is bizzare. They link KeepassXC’s blog post, which explains why KeepassXC is very much not “slop”. Every tiny change has to be reviewed by a maintainer regardless if it was human or AI written. Because they allow LLM usage, they also encourage people to disclose their usage. This is what I think should secure codebases aim for.

Ironically I will link to the list: https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware

Also the KeepassXC blog post: https://keepassxc.org/blog/2025-11-09-about-keepassxcs-code-quality-control/

Yes, I am aware that I have no authority over which links you can post and which ones not but hopefully this post will convince you.

Perhaps someone will create a better list of actual slop? I think the idea of it is pretty good, this particular list is crap though.

  • taco_shale032@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    I’m not sure if this also applied to the (now deleted?) original repository since this is a fork, but I agree that the name of the project is misleading.

    The readme file mentions the following:

    The intention of this list is to raise awareness of AI/LLM usage in popular open-source software.

    So it is supposed to be a list of software that uses AI to any degree and leaves it up to the reader what to do with said information.

    And to counter your argument:

    If you are using the app, you know if it has AI features or not and if you have not noticed, why are you bothered?

    It isn’t always clear whether features use AI unless you actively look for it. Some people prefer avoiding software that uses it to a certain or any degree.

    If you think this is a bad list, then I believe that’s because you misunderstood it’s purpose, though I don’t necessarily blame you.

    You could open an issue to suggest changing the name.