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Im preaching to the choir with this, but I think its relevant for context: The reasons Im not using windows are ads, tracking, forced updates, AI "features", automatic reversion of your uninstalls/settings after updates, slow/buggy/bloated/vibe coded. These things are enough of an issue for me to the point that if an alternative didnt exist, I would not have a PC. That means linux and its future are a pretty big deal to me. Weve already seen some give into age attestation (shoutout to agelesslinux.org), there are debates being had about development practices (vibe coding), debates about incorporating AI slop features (weve already lost firefox there), hardware attestation would regretfully see some compliance given how age attestation went, etc. Does anyone else worry about the path linux could be on?

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[-] BritishPork@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't think he's arguing. He doesn't 'want it badly', he has it, the kernel has it, it's not going away.

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

He couldn't really be much clearer: If you have an issue with it then leave, or do the open source thing and fork the kernel instead of:

"But the solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing "La La La, I can't hear you" at the top of your voice like some people seem to do."

[-] awmwrites@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 day ago
[-] story@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

(openbsd fits in your head if you try hard enough)

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 0 points 1 day ago

I just really hope they're having knowledgeable humans carefully review those contributions, as ever.

I don't really care where the code came from (though I am a bit concerned about copyright issues making open source licenses no longer enforceable) -- but I just want it to work and work well ... which a lot of AI code doesn't. I would be very sad if the Linux kernel itself becomes a bloated, inefficient, buggy, slop-filled mess.

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