Quoting Andreas Kling
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Andreas Kling argues that Ladybird will stop accepting public pull requests because large patches no longer reliably indicate good faith; responsibility for code should rest with those who decide its inclusion.
Key Takeaways
- Public pull requests are being discontinued to enforce stricter responsibility.
- Patch size is no longer a reliable indicator of contributor intent.
- Code ownership and accountability shift to the decision-makers of the project.
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The author cites Andreas Kling’s statement that Ladybird will no longer accept public pull requests.
The author explains that the reason for stopping public pull requests is that large patches no longer reliably indicate good faith.
It emphasizes that once code enters the browser, responsibility should rest with those who decide its inclusion.
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- Ladybird 开发治理
- 停止公开拉取请求
- 减少不确定性
- 提高代码质量
- 责任归属
- 决策者承担后果
- 代码所有者明确
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We will no longer accept public pull requests.
A substantial patch used to imply substantial effort, and that effort was a reasonable proxy for good faith. That assumption no longer holds.
What matters is who is responsible for it once it enters the browser.
5th June 2026
We will no longer accept public pull requests. [...]
A substantial patch used to imply substantial effort, and that effort was a reasonable proxy for good faith. That assumption no longer holds. [...]
Whether code was typed by hand is beside the point. What matters is who is responsible for it once it enters the browser. Ladybird is becoming a browser for real users. The people introducing changes to it must be the people who decide those changes belong in the project, and who will answer for the consequences.
— Andreas Kling, *Changing How We Develop Ladybird*