I think the landslide is "pro" vs. "against". The two most "against" options got the lowest rank. Top 4 are all "pro" (with different caveats for each).
Rank Option
θ
i
1 5: Responsible Use of Generative AI 1.794
2 2: Allow AI-Assisted Contributions with conditions 1.430
3 6: A cautious approach to generative AI 1.424
4 4: Accept AI contributions for Debian specific work 1.252
5 8: Avoid LLM use: climate impact 1.007
6 7: Debian is created by humans 0.881
7 9: None of the above 0.762
8 3: Reject LLMs as far as practical 0.683
9 1: Ban LLM contributions via Social Contract 0.474### Edit
Re-classified using permit, prohibit, materially_restrict or none_of_the_above as I think these are more accurate labels.
Conclusion: All five proposals that continued to permit AI-assisted direct contributions occupy ranks 1 through 5.
The result is:
permit: 15 wins
restrict/prohibit: 0 wins
Every single permit option beat every single restrictive or prohibitive option head-to-head.
ChatGPT’s interpretation: Debian was divided over how AI-assisted contributions should be handled, but not over whether they should remain permissible: all five permissive proposals outranked every proposal that materially restricted or prohibited them, and permissive proposals won all 15 cross-category head-to-head comparisons.
Option E beat literally every other option, so it is an unambiguous Condorcet winner.
Options: https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002
The tally.txt file is still unavailable.
Bradley–Davidson analysis: https://gist.github.com/tulior/74479b28ddd1e191e5b2d89b8b68c...
The Bradley-Davidson model gives Option 5 a 99.9993% posterior probability of ranking first. Options 2 and 6 are effectively tied for second.
Option 5 also beat every alternative head-to-head. Its closest matchup was against Option 2, at 57.8% to 42.2%, so the result was decisive overall even though the closest pairwise contest was not a blowout.
Debian is remarkable for being such a huge project which has successfully held itself together for so long. GRs like this are an essential part of that, allowing controversies to be settled in a way that manages to be both fair and transparent.