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[–] 1 point 1 week ago (5 children)

Right, that's how AI development works. You always do an expensive review pass at the end. He doesn't say anything about needing to use proprietary models for that.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

    That amount of work cannot be done with a free LLM account. I asked whether that risked cutting off bright new developers that we would rather hang onto; Torvalds answered that the kernel project only wants serious developers. That includes having access to enough resources to function in this world. ”

    whatever you think that means, to me it reads like he doesn't wan the vast majority of people to live. he's not exactly trustworthy

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    A paid account is like $20 a month. That's probably the lowest barrier to making a good commit for the kernel. It's not a place for hobbyists, it's the kernel.

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