r/linux • u/MMORPGDev • 20h 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/stealstea 18h ago

Precisely the opposite. We have millions of new eyes. Or who do you think found the flood of security issues in open source projects like Firefox in recent months?

New eyes.

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u/lemontoga 16h ago

the flood of security issues in open source projects like Firefox in recent months?

The what?

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u/stealstea 16h ago

I guess you missed it. Or would you like to argue with the Firefox security team who says AI was instrumental in finding hundreds of vulnerabilities? https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/privacy-security/ai-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/

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u/lemontoga 16h ago

I guess you missed it.

Wow, you picked up on that when you saw me directly ask what you're talking about, eh? Sharp as a tack you are.

Or would you like to argue with the Firefox security team who says AI was instrumental in finding hundreds of vulnerabilities?

Why would I argue with them? I just wanted to know what you were talking about.

Why are you AI guys so weirdly hostile all the time?

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u/stealstea 16h ago

Simple facts about where development is going attract dozens of downvotes on this and other subs. It's not me that's hostile, it's reddit.

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u/lemontoga 16h ago

Maybe the downvotes come from how weirdly aggressive you guys are about this stuff. Just a thought.