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Kernel: Rust, Linus Torvalds, and More
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Collabora ☛ Racing karts on a Rust GPU kernel driver
The Tyr prototype has now progressed from basic GPU job execution to running GNOME, Weston, and full-screen 3D games like SuperTuxKart, demonstrating a functional, high-performance Rust driver that matches C-driver performance!
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"The real work in Linux isn't being done by me," Linus reveals his recent situation: He hasn't been a programmer for nearly 20 years, hasn't touched AI programming, and all his stress comes from "people".
"For nearly the past 20 years, I haven't really been a programmer."
"As for Git, which I invented, I'm now just an onlooker."
"I used to say that my job was to reject (proposals), but now I have to say 'yes' to new things, even against the objections of some long - term maintainers."
"Vibe Coding enables people to do things that were previously impossible, but from the perspective of maintainers, maintaining the code it generates 'could be terrible'."
These words are neither a joke nor self - deprecation. They are the sober confessions of Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux and the inventor of Git, when facing the technological wave.
Earlier this month, Linus Torvalds had a conversation with Dirk Hohndel, the head of open - source at Verizon, at the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit held in Seoul, South Korea. He talked about the transformation of his role, how AI is reshaping software development, his thoughts when more and more hardware relies on Nvidia's proprietary GPUs and CUDA rather than open - source Linux, the conflicts caused by Rust in the kernel team, the real - world dilemma that kernel.org is severely disrupted by various AI crawler tools, as well as the daily stress he faces and how he relieves it.
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ZDNet ☛ Linus Torvalds is surprisingly optimistic about vibe coding - except for this one 'horrible' use
At the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Korea 2025, Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux and Git, joined longtime collaborator Dirk Hohndel, Verizon's head of open-source programs, for a much-anticipated keynote discussion on Linux, Rust, and -- because who doesn't talk about it now -- artificial intelligence (AI). The pair's candid, conversational format delivered fresh insights into the evolution of Linux, current technology trends, and the ongoing resilience of the open-source community.
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'I like boring, and boring to me is no super exciting new features that will break machines for millions of people around the world' says Linux creator Linus Torvalds
The creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, sat down for a chat at the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit in South Korea earlier this month to talk about a wide range of topics, including AI in software development, his role within the software ecosystem, and the state of Linux today.
When asked whether he'd like to say anything about the most recent Linux Kernel release, 6.18 RC4, Torvalds seemed reluctant to espouse on the virtues of the update:
"No, so that's the current kernel version. I like boring, and boring to me is no super exciting new features that will break machines for millions of people around the world."
Later coverage:
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds says vibe coding is fun for beginners, just don't expect billion-dollar apps
Artifical intelligence (AI) has transformed almost every industry, the tech sector is no different. A new trend has grown in popularity, called ‘vibe coding.’ Vibe coding refers to the use of AI tools like Cursor to generate code, instead of manually doing everything. Linux creator Linus Torvalds detailed the good and the bad sides of vibe coding, insisting that no vibe coder could really make a billion-dollar app.
At the Open Source Summit Korea 2025, Torvalds explained that vibe coding allowed more people to enter the world of computers and use AI “for small, personal projects” at a time when technology was getting complex. He recalled his early days and said, “Your expectations of programming have gone so much higher that it's much harder to get started these days than it was when I was young, and I got into computers, and I got excited about it.”
Gizmodo:
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Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Is Sort of Okay With Vibe Coding, Actually
Vibe-coding, the AI-assisted form of software development, is having a moment. Numerous companies are selling vibe coding services, Google just launched a vibe-coding agent, and it also happens to be the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year. However, at the very same time that this new development model has surged to prominence, numerous critics have noted that it poses all kinds of problems for the industry. Primarily, it can make mistakes that ultimately have to be fixed by a human developer who has to untangle why the code is the way it is in the first place.
ZDNet:
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What Linus Torvalds really thinks about AI and software development might surprise you
At the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Korea 2025, Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux and Git, joined longtime collaborator Dirk Hohndel, Verizon's head of open-source programs, for a much-anticipated keynote discussion on Linux, Rust, and -- because who doesn't talk about it now -- artificial intelligence (AI). The pair's candid, conversational format delivered fresh insights into the evolution of Linux, current technology trends, and the ongoing resilience of the open-source community.
Torvalds opened by reflecting on his role: "For the last almost 20 years, I've not been a programmer. I'm a technical lead and maintainer…all the real work is done by other people." He emphasized the persistent need for maintenance, even as Linux matures: "Every single release has over 1,000 contributors, and that's every two months," Torvalds noted, highlighting how the project thrives on continuous improvements and adapts to hardware innovations.
He added, "As long as people continue to make new hardware, we will have more work to be done on the kernel side. But even without that, I'm somewhat surprised that, 35 years into the project, we're still fixing up core kernel code and making things prettier and making them more maintainable and stable."
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Linus Torvalds gives approval to "vibe coding" - just don't use it on anything important
Linus Torvalds has addressed the use of AI-assisted coding, offering a measured stance that separates experimentation from production development.
The Linux godfather acknowledged some developers may already be exploring such tools for kernel work, although he is not personally using or testing them.
Torvalds says AI tools have caused disruption through crawlers that collect source code from kernel.org, leading to fabricated reports of vulnerabilities and bugs.