Why Linus Torvald's using AI code for fun does not mean Linux is changing

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has spent years pushing back against exaggerated claims around artificial intelligence, ...
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AI + Rust are changing how Linux and Windows code gets written

Linux and Windows are quietly undergoing one of the biggest rewrites in their history, as artificial intelligence collides with Rust to reshape how low level code is produced and maintained. Instead ...

Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)

Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds’ latest project contains code that was “basically written by vibe coding,” but you ...
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Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan. In December, Coverity looked at version 2.6.9 of ...

Linus Torvalds has started vibe coding, just not on Linux

The project, called AudioNoise, appeared on Torvalds' GitHub earlier this month. Written primarily in C, the program explores digital audio effects and signal processing. It grew ...
ZDNet

Revised Linux Code of Conduct is now officially part of Linux

Some organizations might not include their Code of Conduct in the software source code tree, but the Linux developers aren't your ordinary group. In the Linux 4.19 announcement, Greg Kroah-Hartman, ...
Network World

SGI compares Linux, Unix source code

An open letter to the Linux community published this week by Silicon Graphics indicates that SGI has conducted a comprehensive comparison of the Linux kernel and the Unix System V source code owned by ...
Network World

Microsoft stuns Linux world, submits source code for kernel

In an historic move, Microsoft Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. The code consists of four drivers that are part of a technology called Linux ...
PC World

Linux code is the ‘benchmark of quality,’ study concludes

Fans of free and open source software (FOSS) may recall a report from Coverity last year that found open source code typically has fewer defects per thousand lines of code than proprietary software ...
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Chaos follows Linux dev community’s new code of conduct

On Sunday, Linus Torvalds – the chief programmer of the Linux kernel – sent out a letter in which he apologized for his hostile behavior towards others in the community that maintains the project. He ...
CNET

Week in review: Microsoft and the Linux code surprise

It was a big week for Microsoft news, with the software giant reporting disappointing quarterly earnings, announcing the completion of code for Windows 7, and revealing plans to shutter its Soapbox ...