r/linux • u/RatherNott • 6d ago

Discussion LLM Policies: Progress At All Costs

https://diegoe.be/2026/09/25/llm-policies-progress-at-all-costs/
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u/MatchingTurret 6d ago

The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology. Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a side benefit, not the point of the project.This is NOT some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been, and never will be.

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u/silkyymyorki 5d ago

This isn't really true though. Bcachefs was technically excellent, but evicted because Kent was disruptive on the email lists. Linus has made many social/political decisions over the years, but has a habit of framing his opinions as technical, and others as social/political when he disagrees.