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Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice (www.xda-developers.com)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2026/08/msg00041.html

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[–] 11 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Guess it's finally time to go all in on FreeBSD

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  • [–] 6 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    why not a genuine piece of pre-AI coding art like Windows Vista, Windows ME or the absolute pinacle of software: Slackware 9.1 before they switched to the awful X.org server from the beautiful XFree86?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    Fuck that, I’m going back to DOS.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    We need to finish Hurd.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago* (1 child)

    Maybe get an M2-series Mac and go all-in on Asahi Linux?

    Or live the 90s dream with Haiku OS (they just released beta 6)?

    The “never ai” list is getting pretty short

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Maybe get an M2-series Mac and go all-in on Asahi Linux?

    That's still Linux with Torvalds-approved LLM generated code. If you care about avoiding LLM code, all Linux is now poisoned.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago* (1 child)

    If you care about avoiding LLM code, all Linux is now poisoned.

    How do you figure that?

    Also, Torvalds isn’t reviewing every PR sitting there like, “yes how delicious this AI generated code is! I approve!” Believe it or not, tens of thousands of people run the Linux foundation project, not just him.

    And let’s keep our heads squarely on our necks here, and remember what Torvalds actually said:

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    How do you figure that?

    It's literally spelled out in the submitted article as well as https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-torvalds-will-loudly-ignore-anyone-criticising-ai-code-in-linux-fork-it-or-just-walk-away/ which is prominently linked from that article. Read first, comment later, don't downvote others just because you are wrong.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 days ago* (1 child)

    That just explains Torval’s attitude, which I just explained to you first (by the way) but it doesn’t explain your statement that “all of Linux is now poisoned“.

    That’s gonna require a substantial amount more proof than a philosophical position taken by Linus Torvalds

    (to be clear: I’m pretty anti AI myself, and I don’t agree with Torvalds position, and I’m definitely not arguing in Support of it)

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  • [–] 0 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    That’s gonna require a substantial amount more proof than a philosophical position taken by Linus Torvalds

    "Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug" <-- literally spelled out in the headline.

    1600 commits contain the word "claude" alone: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Atorvalds%2Flinux+claude&type=commits

    It's so easy to find out, yet you insist that you are right. Hilarious.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 days ago

    The only thing that’s “hilarious“ here is how you’ve interpreted one thing to fit into your perception of another.

    On the other hand, I find it rather sad, especially how, in a single sentence, you seem to see several things that just… aren’t there….

    And I get the argument that you’re trying to make, but you’re making it very badly.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    If you really think that FreeBSD whose developers often use Macs on desktop is any different, think again. Maybe OpenBSD but certainly not FreeBSD.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    I daily drive OpenBSD, I find it much better than my experience with FreeBSD. OpenBSD I feel has better wifi support, better VM support, and I found more of my devices worked on OpenBSD as opposed to FreeBSD (pair of USB Headphones I had just absolutely WOULD NOT work on FreeBSD, on OpenBSD it wasn't an issue)

    That being said OpenBSD's policy on AI isn't exactly clear yet. NetBSD however has straight up said no to AI.

    The BSD's are good, they've come a long way, but you can't go into them thinking you'll get a similar Linux up to date experience. the BSD's are still a few years behind but if you're going to try and make a switch I would suggest NetBSD or OpenBSD over FreeBSD. I might give NetBSD another go as I think I gave up on it last time because the install process annoyed me.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago

    the BSD’s are still a few years behind

    As long as many BSD developers (especial at FreeBSD, I think it's a lesser degree with Net and Open) are Mac users who actively reject using any FOSS BSD on desktops/notebooks and only care about contributing regarding server stuff, this won't change.

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