Pointing at my “I need context” sign above my “I need context” hat while wearing my “I need context” shirt
Torvalds said it’s better to find a controlled way of dealing with AI contributions than trying to fight it.
Apparently that’s considered scandalous (by people only reading headlines).
There are other questions around AI (like what the economy of it will actually look like in the end), but “is it useful” is no longer one of those questions. Anybody who doubts that clearly hasn’t actually used it.
Yes, it can also be a somewhat painful tool, both for maintainer workloads and just from a “it keeps finding embarrassing bugs” standpoint.
But the solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing “La La La, I can’t hear you” at the top of your voice like some people seem to do.
The solution is to make sure those LLM tools help maintainers instead of just causing them pain. There’s no question on that side.
We’re not forcing anybody to use it, but I will very loudly ignore people who try to argue against other people from using it.
And no, AI isn’t perfect. But Christ, anybody who points to the problems at AI had better be looking in the mirror and pointing at themselves at the same time.
Because it’s not like natural intelligence is always all that great either.
Need linux pugjesus!
Damn, things are heating up. This one is definitely worth a read, and it sounds like a goodbye, considering that this attitude surely isn’t compatible with a longterm continued work relationship: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/[email protected]/
Though I do think that it’s worth remembering that this discussion is about code analysis tools, not code generation tools. The choices don’t look particular great, considering that malicious actors won’t have any qualms about using AI tools to discover exploits.
This is actually eye-opening. One problem I have is: the sponsors of LF basically own Linux and control it? Linus doesn’t have any of his own personal opinions on top of that?
If that’s really true, then what is even the point of having a ‘Linux Foundation’? Because I’m like 99% sure Linux as a whole won’t ever have a lack of sponsors.
If not corruption, why corruption-shaped?
Probably a bit of both, Torvalds is clearly no Stallman, in good and bad ways. People have a way to justify things to themselves that happen to benefit them … Linux would be a very different project if it didn’t have that US tech corp money.
Organizations like the LF are also useful for coordinating the interests of the various stakeholders, regardless of what one thinks of whether these interests are worthwhile.
remember linus isn’t linux; linus is an old cranky dickhead who has no relevance
I have spent the last 24 hours trying to install Windows because it decided to delete its bootloader during an update. Somehow it keeps failing in many different ways. Never had such a big headache with Linux. But sure, it’s not user friendly.
Get ready for the same issues appearing on Linux too!
Everything alright at home?
