That's really cool, bite sized but informative

That's actually a great way of viewing it. Feels like an abusive relationship. Reminds me of Windows.

the linked source is the kernel mailing list.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2026/5/17/896

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From Linus Torvalds <>

Date Sun, 17 May 2026 14:29:22 -0700

Subject Linux 7.1-rc4

You all know the drill by now - another week, another release candidate.

Things continue to look fairly normal (where "normal" is the "new
normal" with a fair amount of changes). Drivers are about half the
patch, with GPU leading the way as is tradition. But there's a little
bit of everything in driver land.

The rest is mostly networking, core kernel, filesystems, and arch updates.

Some of the documentation updates might be worth highlighting: the
continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list
almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to
different people finding the same things with the same tools. People
spend all their time just forwarding things to the right people or
saying "that was already fixed a week/month ago" and pointing to the
public discussion.

Which is all entirely pointless churn, and we're making it clear that
AI detected bugs are pretty much by definition not secret, and
treating them on some private list is a waste of time for everybody
involved - and only makes that duplication worse because the reporters
can't even see each other's reports.

AI tools are great, but only if they actually help, rather than cause
unnecessary pain and pointless make-believe work. Feel free to use
them, but use them in a way that is productive and makes for a better
experience.

The documentation may be a bit less blunt than I am, but that's the
core gist of it. So just to make it really clear: if you found a bug
using AI tools, the chances are somebody else found it too. If you
actually want to add value, read the documentation, create a patch
too, and add some real value on top of what the AI did. Don't be the
drive-by "send a random report with no real understanding" kind of
person. Ok?

• Linus

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link to article https://www.windowscentral.com/...

God is this stupid lol

what's that bottom right? 😄

the mailing list entry that phoronix links to: https://lore.kernel.org/...

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On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 at 19:01, Roman Gushchin roman.gushchin@linux.dev wrote:

I think it makes the point of sashiko - helping maintainers - unachievable. If the point to not use
LLMs in general, let’s discuss this, not how to make each use case more complex.

It seems like [1] expresses a very anti-LLM position in general

Yes.

And no, that's not the position of the Linux kernel.

I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area
where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level
maintainer.

Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues
with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.

Or just walk away.

AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one.

It may not have been that "clearly" even just a year ago, but it's no
longer in question today.

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.

The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology.

Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and
often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a
side benefit, not the point of the project.

This is NOT some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been,
and never will be.

In the kernel community we do open source because it results in better
technology, not because of religious reasons.

And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear
of new tools.

          Linus  

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Sooo, whats with the patch on your cat? 😄
Unfortunate with the coil wine, but otherwise great cardbto skip a generation 😬

the internet’s mosaic blur wat 😄

looks cool though, but also way more serious compared to the actual wound in most cases I assume

Instead of getting a search service with some ads on the side, you're provided ads with search results sprinkled in

I think the comic might not try to actually promote driving into trucks 😄

Though I'm glad you have that struggle behind you

I mean...

Yeah thought that as well, there probably is a good reason they resort to that. Seems a bit desperate. Good.

hm, the pushback on the dlss modifications of her was quite big, so the character seems to be beloved.

he also points that out himself. quote:
He added: “It meant we got the design right [and] points to the fact that Grace quickly established herself as a fan favourite, that people had such strong opinions on her design.”

lol

wenigstens hast du richtig reagiert 😄

Really glad to see that. 😇

ahhh. to me it looked like a mouse or something lol.

never thought I'd click on a truthsocial link bit here we are...

anyway as always awful for a president but actually quite tame for trump...

then YMCA on top, I had to laugh because of the absurdity of it all.

Good god...

The title is still lol 😅

Some good and valid input to the discussion.

I'd be interested in E) "the actual evidence". Got a link?