For those unaware, Linus Torvalds this year has deeply cast his lot with the hyperscale LLMs for development of Linux code, dismissing arguments that this is an abdication of responsibility over that code base.
For those unaware, Linus Torvalds this year has deeply cast his lot with the hyperscale LLMs for development of Linux code, dismissing arguments that this is an abdication of responsibility over that code base.
People really twist themselves in knots to defend their heros huh?
No one should have statues made of them. We are remembered by momentary glimpses of greatness in the overwhelming sea of mediocrity. Something something typewriters
It’s just kinda to stupid to treat anyone as infallible.
It kinda comes with being a human.
Nope. If anyone makes any mistake in their life that is cause to cancel them permanently. In fact, if anyone even says something I remotely disapprove of, me and my friends will make sure to hound them for eternity. Don’t try to change for the better, either, we all know what you did.
I don’t know, I have a lot of confidence in his capabilities as an engineer and a pioneer.
I have serious misgivings about this choice, but I’m willing to hear him out because he’s not just some rando.
It’s a trauma response