Hello, if you care about Servo, the alternative web browser engine that was originally slated to be the next gen Firefox but now is a donation-supported project under the Linux Foundation, you should know of this week's Developments.

Specifically Servo announced a plan to, as of June, start allowing Servo code to be written by "Github Copilot":

Servo (@servo@floss.social)

Attached: 1 image Servo is considering: - allowing some AI tools for non-code contributions - allowing maintainers to use GitHub Copilot for some code contributions over the next 12 months These changes are planned to take effect in June 2025, but we want your feedback. More details: https://github.com/servo/servo/discussions/36379

FLOSS.social (floss.social)

There's a thoughtful post about this by the author of the former policy, which until now banned this:

shuppy (@delan@kolektiva.social)

i wrote about the AI situation in servo: how it happened, your feedback, what we should do next, and how the policy could be improved https://www.azabani.com/2025/04/11/generative-ai-in-servo.html

kolektiva.social (kolektiva.social)

There has been a public comment period on this plan, with public comment so far overwhelmingly negative. I'm not sure how this response will impact the plan; the announcement said enactment was "subject to a review of your feedback", whatever that means.

Personally I think the plan is a horrible idea on both technical and moral grounds, and would end Servo's current frontrunner status as the best candidate for a browser that truly represents the open web and respects the needs of its own users.

Please do not respond to this thread to talk about Ladybird. This is a personal request from me. Just… please. Don't make me have a conversation about Ladybird today. Some other time