GCC has adopted a policy rejecting substantial code contributions generated by or derived from LLMs. "This covers not just code copied directly from tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or GitHub Copilot, but also any versions of the code later edited or rewritten by a human, provided that the final contribution is still based on material generated by the system," reports Linuxiac. From the report: The important point, then, is not whether a developer has used an AI tool at some stage in their work; contributors can use LLMs to discuss ideas, understand existing code, learn about a field they are unfamiliar with, or carry out general research. The limitation lies in the inclusion of copyright-significant material generated by such tools in the code submitted to GCC.

The policy also provides for a few limited exceptions; GCC maintainers are allowed to accept changes that are legally insignificant or trivial and are generated by an LLM, on the condition that they meet the project's normal contribution requirements and the use of an LLM is clearly disclosed.

Furthermore, copyright-significant AI-generated test cases could still be accepted. Since test cases usually involve small programs which are intended to reproduce compiler bugs or to verify certain behavior, the policy deals with them separately from code that is incorporated into GCC itself.

It does not follow that merely looking at or altering the generated code makes it acceptable. By the rules that have been adopted, a contributor cannot take substantial implementation produced by an LLM, clean it up manually, and then treat the resulting patch as if it had been originally written by them. Once a contribution has been derived from generated content, it is still subject to the policy.

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The average price of gasoline in Russia has climbed 19% since the start of the year, in large part due to Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries.

SANAA (ANP/AFP) - De Houthi's in Jemen ontkennen afgelopen woensdag een droneaanval te hebben uitgevoerd in de haven van de Egyptische stad Damietta. Daarbij raakten twee schepen beschadigd, waaronder een Amerikaans schip. Het is de eerste aanval op Egypte sinds het uitbreken van de oorlog tussen de VS en Iran. De aanslag is nog door niemand opgeëist, ook niet door Iran.

Volgens een woordvoerder van de beweging, aangehaald door persbureau Saba, zijn "geruchten dat Jemen een schip in de haven van Damietta in Egypte heeft aangevallen ongegrond".

De haven van Damietta ligt aan de Middellandse Zee, op meer dan 1300 kilometer afstand van Iran en 2000 kilometer van Jemen. Egypte speelde eerder dit jaar een belangrijke rol bij het bereiken van een staakt-het-vuren tussen de VS en Iran. Experts zeggen tegen persbureau AFP dat de aanval, los van wie deze uitvoerde, bedoeld kan zijn om Egypte in het conflict te betrekken.

ROESE (ANP/AFP) - In Bulgarije zijn de resten van een jonge mammoet gevonden door de lage waterstand van de Donau. Het gaat om onder meer delen van een kaak en fragmenten van slagtanden.

De botresten werden woensdag bij toeval ontdekt in de rivierbedding door een inwoner van het nabijgelegen Ryahovo, circa 30 kilometer van de Noord-Bulgaarse provinciehoofdstad Roese.

Volgens experts kan de lage waterstand leiden tot verdere vondsten. De Donau staat door de aanhoudende hitte op meerdere plekken bijzonder laag.

De mammoet stierf circa 10.000 tot 4000 jaar geleden uit. Hoewel exacte cijfers ontbreken, wordt vermoed dat er de afgelopen eeuwen tienduizenden exemplaren zijn teruggevonden. Een zeventigtal bekende ontdekkingen betroffen mammoeten die zo goed bewaard waren - bijvoorbeeld doordat ze gevonden werden in het ijs - dat er nog zacht weefsel als huid en haar werd aangetroffen.

I can hear the howls of disagreement now but we’ve got zoos – complete with giraffes and elephants – at home. Seen one, you’ve seen them all

When I first took my toddler to the zoo, I realised that here were her celebrities. To see a giraffe in real life is the three-year-old’s equivalent of seeing Tom Hanks strolling through your local shopping centre. After all, every night we lie in bed and read stories about the exploits of shy turtles or bossy rhinos or the occasional lion who didn’t want to go to bed. Then, one day, these heroes are right in front of you, ambling about in a pen, being gawked at by the paparazzi.

All of a sudden, I felt my own childlike excitement reinvigorated, getting to surprise her with the next animal and the next animal. A visit to your local zoo is truly one of the greatest experiences you can have as a parent.

James Colley is a comedy writer from Sydney. His debut novel, The Next Big Thing, is out now

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When organizations plan for the future, refresh environments, or roll out new capabilities, they are often tied to software licensing agreements that exist or will need to be acquired. While an organization's requirements should drive the planning, the decision‑making can often be constrained by legacy licensing models that limit flexibility and increase long‑term cost exposure. The process of extending, renegotiating, or ending an existing agreement, such as a VMware by Broadcom Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), can be time-consuming and complex. This challenge has intensified as organizations face a compressed planning window driven by upcoming platform support milestones. Regardless of when your ELA is up, with vSphere 8 support scheduled to end in October 2027, and Broadcom standardizing on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as the strategic platform moving forward, many customers are reassessing whether accelerated migration timelines, expanded platform scope, and new commercial commitments align with their original IT and cloud strategy. To help navigate this process, I’ve broken down five critical considerations to dig into when preparing for the expiration of a VMware ELA. 1. Assess Current Usage and Future Needs It’s essential to evaluate your existing use of VMware products and services. Look closely and discuss with all applicable teams within your organization to determine any changes in your organization's needs or infrastructure since the agreement was signed. You’ll need to consider how expansion in virtualized environments, new projects, or changes in your technology strategy may affect future requirements. 2. 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These licensing decisions are no longer isolated to cost alone. For many organizations, the move toward VCF introduces broader platform adoption requirements that can accelerate timelines and expand entitlements beyond immediate needs. Evaluating licensing options now, well ahead of ELA expiration, gives teams more leverage and reduces the risk of being forced into decisions by contractual or support deadlines. 3. Explore Alternative Solutions and Vendors Rather than taking the default path of automatically renewing the ELA with VMware, take the opportunity to explore alternative virtualization solutions and vendors in the market. There are other compelling enterprise-ready solutions available. Conducting a thorough evaluation of competing products from other vendors can open your eyes to real alternatives or further confirm your existing path. For many organizations, this evaluation reveals opportunities to modernize infrastructure without sacrificing performance, resiliency, or enterprise support. Key factors include features, performance, scalability, support options, and total cost of ownership (TCO). Engage in discussions to ensure that your organization’s current and future needs can be met with the investigated pricing and terms. This approach allows you to assess whether there are better-suited solutions available that align more closely with your organization's requirements and objectives, potentially providing cost savings or additional functionalities. 4. Evaluate Performance and Support Has performance, support responsiveness, and overall customer experience improved or degraded over the lifecycle of the agreement, particularly as organizational scale, workloads, and vendor priorities have shifted? Do a thorough examination of VMware's performance and support quality over the course of the ELA. Consider aspects such as issue response time, technical resource availability, and overall vendor satisfaction. This evaluation might help you decide whether to stick with VMware or explore alternatives. 5. Planning for the Future - Not Just a Renewal Starting this evaluation early enables teams to compare migration paths, assess operational impact, and determine whether a single‑vendor platform strategy best supports their long‑term objectives. Create a transition and migration strategy in case you decide not to renew the ELA, change vendors, or adopt a dual-vendor approach. By this stage, you should have identified how to map the product to product pairings. Your strategy should include incremental, low‑risk steps toward platforms that simplify day‑to‑day operations, reduce tooling sprawl, and support modern workloads, such as cloud native and AI‑driven applications, without added operational overhead. Make informed decisions for your VMware ELA renewal or transition By proactively considering these factors, you can make informed decisions and effectively manage the transition or renewal of your VMware ELA. To explore a proven VMware alternative designed for cost predictability, operational simplicity, and enterprise scale, especially for organizations planning ahead of upcoming VCF transition timelines, visit: www.nutanix.com/vmware-alternative/transition. Contributed by Nutanix.

Door klimaatverandering beginnen de extreem brandgevaarlijke weersomstandigheden de capaciteiten van de huidige systemen voor brandmanagement te overtreffen, waarschuwen experts.

Meer en meer landen raken actief betrokken bij de oorlog tussen de Verenigde Staten en Iran. Deze „kettingreactie” raakt ook landen die baat hebben bij stabiliteit, zoals Saoedi-Arabië en Egypte.

Opgezweept door de AI-hausse en de lokroep van riskante beleggingsproducten zijn talloze Zuid-Koreaanse particulieren in de problemen gekomen. De regering in Seoul droeg bij aan de ellende en treft nu snel maatregelen.

Nederland wordt overspoeld. Ooit waren wij het die de macht over onze wateren hadden, nu is door decennia van D66-beleid het slootbeeld voorgoed veranderd. Stekelbaarzen herkennen hun eigen poel niet meer en dat moeten we allemaal maar normaal vinden. Om van een ramp een nog grotere ramp te maken is er nu een ACHTSTE soort invasieve rivierkreeft ontdekt: de calicotrivierkreeft. Men vond alleen nog maar een schaar van het beest in de Klompenwaard, maar zoals het oud-Hollands spreekwoord zegt: waar geschaard wordt, loopt de sloot over. En die loopt dus over van, onder andere, de calicotrivierkreeften. Wij roepen nergens toe op, maar het is wachten tot mensen voor eigen rechter gaan spelen en hele fuiken van die rakkers in de pan flikkeren terwijl dat dus VERBOTEN is.

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