Why “QGIS” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
GeoParquet Downloader for QGIS
by marklit · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 points
Yeah its quite the contrast to the recent QGIS core "no AI" policy that very pointedly had no emotive language at all.
by ImaCake · Oct 15, 2026
Saw it the other day on twitter, and wondered why is it not part a of the ArtCraft :D Perhaps they didn't realize this ArcPro thing exists. Jokes aside, the rewrite may pave doo…
by larodi · Oct 14, 2026
I have no idea why qgis is overwhelmed. I'm the maintainer of one of the main libs qgis wrote, libredwg. Without AI PR's and internal development usage I would have no chance to…
by rurban · Oct 13, 2026
A.) I understand this completely. I'm sure it's impossible for reviewers to keep up with the onslaught of AI-generated code. B.) I worry what this entails for QGIS, and for the…
by nkoren · Oct 12, 2026
The community is relying on the obscure process flows they've learned and optimized for their own purpose; replacing QGIS will probably wipe out jobs. Couldn't happen sooner.
by topham · Oct 12, 2026
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QGIS is a free and open-source geographic information system (GIS) software. QGIS supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data in a range of data formats. Its name comes from an abbreviation of its previous name, Quantum GIS. Read more on Wikipedia