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/UnrealHallucinator 20h ago

Its probably so developers are forced to take more ownership of their patches and not offer excuses

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u/zabby39103 17h ago

Reducing information reduces your ability to assess a situation. This is the equivalent of turning logging off.

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u/redcorerobot 17h ago

Its not relevant information and its not enforcable. If the code submitted is bad the person submitting it did a bad job. The tools they used to do a bad job dont really make a difference in that calculation

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u/gurgelblaster 16h ago

It is absolutely relevant information, not least for long-term evaluations of future use.

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u/Hithaeglir 15h ago

How? The only question is the copyright since nobody knows that. If the code sucks, the developer is responsible and on repeated slop, maybe prevent contributions for a while. Slop should hit the developer's reputation.

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u/gurgelblaster 13h ago

It will, yes, but should also hit the tool, for damaging good developers.

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u/Hithaeglir 13h ago

I think developers have some responsibility for how they use the tools or have some self control.

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u/gurgelblaster 6h ago

They do, and some tools are impossible to use safely and well.