r/linux • u/MMORPGDev • 19h ago

Development Linux Kernel Developers Plan To Remove "Assisted-By" Tag Requirement For AI/LLM Usage

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req
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u/cakemates 19h ago

I dont care either way, but whats wrong with the assisted by? I use it to contribute and dont mind the label. And the dev should own the code regardless.

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u/ContraryConman 16h ago

The only argument I can see in favor of this is that it serves as advertisement for specific AI companies. In a year, OpenAI and Anthropic will be able to point to the kernel's commit history and say X% of Linux kernel source code changes are written by our product