Hi, On 11/01/25 at 19:13 -0800, Otto Kekäläinen wrote: > ... > > Debian should consider allocating some budget like several hundred USD > > per month for the LLM API calls for all members and new-comers' usage. > > I don't think Debian should as an organization pay for LLMs. On the > contrary I would expect LLM providers to offer API keys for free to > Debian Developers just like we have other perks listed at > https://wiki.debian.org/MemberBenefits. > > Considering how much the LLMs have utilized open source software when > building and training them, it would actually make a lot of sense for > those companies to step up and partner with Debian just like many web > hosting companies have, as they all likewise have built their > businesses on top of open source software. Currently, I don't see any > AI companies at https://www.debian.org/partners/. > > If anyone has contacts at OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, DeepSeek, 01 AI, > Zhipu AI, Meta, Mistral, Nexus, Alibaba, AI21 Labs, Cohere etc, please > tell them about the opportunity to sponsor Debian :)
Did something happen about this? I saw that OpenAI released Codex CLI[0] (an alternative to Claude Code). Quoting the README: > Codex CLI is built for developers who already live in the terminal and > want ChatGPT-level reasoning plus the power to actually run code, > manipulate files, and iterate - all under version control. In short, > it's chat-driven development that understands and executes your repo. > * Zero setup - bring your OpenAI API key and it just works! Full > * auto-approval, while safe + secure by running network-disabled and > * directory-sandboxed Multimodal - pass in screenshots or diagrams to > implement features ✨ > And it's fully open-source so you can see and contribute to how it > develops! (Of course, the "open source" part applies to the client app, not to the model) OpenAI has an Open Source fund. Maybe Debian should apply[1] for a grant so that Debian contributors could get hands-on experience on how this could help their Debian activities? I'm willing to handle the paperwork and apply on behalf on Debian (and then handle giving access to DDs), but of course this would need DPL approval (Cced). [0] https://github.com/openai/codex [1] https://openai.com/form/codex-open-source-fund/ Lucas
