This is clearly LLM-written text, not something that the author asked an LLM to translate from a different language. Not sure how the author's first language is relevant.
They didn't, so the reason isn't that English isn't their first language, it's that they didn't want to spend time writing text. In which case I don't understand how this is different from a native English speaker doing the same thing.
> the genai content on the website is just so distracting and such a bummer. It sticks out like sore thumb.
The comment is fair and accurate. The vacuous marketing speak is tedious, unpleasant and risks undermining the technology it makes a flailing attempt to describe.
Your non-native English speaker excuse is neither fair nor accurate since an AI translation of a human-written Mandarin language text does not introduce the style of writing being criticised.
Not every open source project requires a grandiose marketing site littered with manipulative, cloying language. Let the project speak for itself.
I don’t agree at all. The text and illustrations are straight to the point. I just took the time to read the page fully and honestly every word is useful to me. I’m interested in this tool because Logi Options+ sucks, and it clears out every question I have for a replacement. I know what features it offers, what devices it’s compatible with, what it looks like, how to install it, even how it uses the network (update checker disabled by default is a nice touch)
I fail to see how this isn’t the perfect website for an open source productivity tool
We’re way past automatic translation, if I needed to write a Chinese description I would just ask an LLM "Here’s what I wrote, can you write something similar in Chinese", not a direct translation.
Sure, in your fallible opinion, just like everyone else’s. I don’t care what language the writer of the software speaks, and I don’t care whether ai wrote the descriptions. I got the point quickly and clearly. Are you serious? Bold words are scary, and we should put down the author of what would appear to be a great piece of open software? Wow, I thought App Store review sucked.
As far as the page body content goes it seems like LLMs have taken a little bit too enthusiastically to an Apple style presentation of product features.
It's fairly obvious that an LLM has been used to design the site, but it does the job and the site isn't the focus of the product.
And that's what I see first thing on the repo. Lots of LLM-style writing in the README, which makes me think if this is a vibecoded app, which looks like it.
Happy have LLM code for me.
I won't let them speak for me though. I think people who let AI speak for them in places other humans read probably couldn't speak for themselves pre-LLM. It's sad.
They did bother to do the thing they loved doing - the thing of value - and didn’t bother doing the boring thing. Instead of finding it within yourself to offer some thanks or encouragement you find an unimportant “blemish” to pile on. If that ain’t virtue signalling I don’t know what is.
It’s also an emphatic reminder of the truism that you just can’t please some people.
It's so easy to spot LLM writing, especially poorly constructed ones like this.
> A local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust. Remap buttons, drive DPI and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry.
?? I see nothing wrong in there, every word is immediately useful to me as a person interested in this software. You’re being ridiculous
If it were an overly elaborate human creation I'd agree that criticism was unnecessary and perhaps even insensitive.