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/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/cornmonger_ 16h ago

a maintainer doesn't care about the "situation"

commits either meet acceptance criteria or they do not

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u/mort96 12h ago

And an important criteria is, "how well does the contributor understand the code they're contributing?"

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u/Secret_Conclusion_93 12h ago

Nope, the criteria is the code themself, and following proper procedure.

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u/mort96 12h ago

Is that really for you to decide?

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u/Leliana403 12h ago

And an important criteria is, "how well does the contributor understand the code they're contributing?" 

Is that really for you to decide?

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u/mort96 12h ago

Well I happen to think it's an important criteria. But no, it's not for me to decide, it's for the maintainer of any given subsystem to decide.

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u/Leliana403 12h ago

Well maybe the other person happens to think 

the criteria is the code themself, and following proper procedure. 

Why is your opinion any more valid than theirs?