The Linux Kernel's adoption of an 'Assisted-by' attribution tag for AI-generated code in 2024 has set a precedent for engineering teams. The policy, championed by Linus Torvalds, requires contributors…
The Linux kernel has formally adopted new Git trailer tags, including 'Assisted-by', to acknowledge AI assistance in patch contributions. The update, pushed through the maintainer chain in mid-2025, r…
ZDNET's Jack Wallen tested Omarchy Quattro, a Linux distribution that integrates AI coding agents as first-class citizens, and reported that while it is powerful, it is not for beginners. The distro, …
The Linux kernel community is debating the role of large language models (LLMs) in development, with over 1,200 commits carrying Assisted-by tags as of 7.2-rc4, but many developers question the tag's …
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 7.2, which includes cache-aware scheduling to improve data access efficiency by aggregating tasks sharing data to the same LLC cache domain, reduci…
Linux 7.2 has been released, introducing Cache Aware Scheduling after more than a year of work, along with AMD Zen 6 prep, HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link support, and initial support for 2023 MacBooks. The …
Linux 7.2, released by Linus Torvalds on August 16, introduces cache-aware load balancing for chiplet-based servers like AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon 6, but the feature is opt-in via CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE. Th…
Joar Värndt, a software developer and maintainer of Codeberg, argues that banning LLM-generated code contributions violates the spirit of Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS), citing Vim Classic's fo…
TransferGit, a new platform, values GitHub profiles like soccer players, assigning market values and positions based on commit, PR, star, and streak analysis. The top-ranked developer is Linus Torvald…
Linux 7.2-rc7, released on August 9, includes 412 file changes from over 230 contributors, a figure Linus Torvalds calls "the new normal" due to review by AI tools. The creator of the Linux kernel has…
Linus Torvalds says AI is fundamentally changing how the Linux kernel is developed, with LLM-driven tools handling boilerplate code, initial bug fixes, and refactoring, enabling developers to submit l…
A production AI endpoint returned empty strings for 4 hours and 37 minutes without triggering alerts because a race condition between the load balancer's 30-second timeout and the LLM's time-to-first-…
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, says AI is helping the Linux kernel by filtering out trivial bugs before they reach maintainers, making the merge window more efficient and enabling a faster update c…
Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds said AI has made 'huge' kernel updates the new normal, noting that the seventh release candidate for Linux 7.2 is the biggest rc6 in years by commit count. While no…
The Linux ecosystem is fragmenting over AI policy, with the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) moving toward a total prohibition on AI-generated patches due to copyright and reliability concerns, while Lin…
Linux 7.2-rc7, announced by Linus Torvalds, contains an unusually large number of bug fixes, which he attributes to the 'new normal' of AI/LLM coding and review agents. The release candidate includes …
In a July 14, 2026 essay, software engineer Meerita argues that using AI agents for repetitive coding tasks is not 'vibe coding' and does not outsource understanding, emphasizing that engineers retain…
In a commentary on software engineering, the author argues that taste—the ability to judge what makes a product feel good to use—is the defining trait that separates good programmers from great engine…
Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux kernel maintainer, has announced a new policy rejecting LLM-generated patches for the drivers/staging subsystem, citing an 'onslaught' of such submissions and the need to pre…
Linux 7.2-rc6 was released with an unusually large number of patches, which Linus Torvalds described as 'huge' and the biggest rc6 in years by commit count. The release includes heavy fixes in sound, …