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On its 35th anniversary, Linux is celebrated as a humble hobby project started by Linus Torvalds, who briefly considered naming it Freax; through early collaborative development, GPLv2 licensing, and growing corporate involvement, Linux has become the backbone of the internet, cloud infrastructure, Android, and supercomputing, with Torvalds continuing to guide its development and embracing AI for bug finding.
Linus Torvalds says Linux is not anti-AI and supports using AI coding tools to improve the Linux kernel, arguing the tech’s merit over fear; he tells detractors they can fork the project or walk away, framing the stance as pragmatic rather than ideological, with the Sashiko AI-assisted code-review system cited in the broader AI-in-open-source debate.
Linus Torvalds declares AI a useful tool in Linux development and will not back away from AI integration in the kernel, telling critics they can fork the project if they disagree. He’s echoed by other maintainers who see AI-assisted patches as increasingly real and valuable, signaling that AI is here to stay in open-source Linux development.
Linus Torvalds reaffirmed that the Linux kernel is not anti-AI and should treat AI/LLMs as useful tools for developers. There is no mandate to use AI, and those uneasy with it can fork or walk away. The project remains tech-focused, with social aspects as a secondary benefit, decided on technical merit rather than fear of new tools.
Linux 7.1-rc5 launches with AI-assisted fixes across graphics, security, sound, and various drivers, plus improved HP/ASUS laptop x86 support and CPU power driver updates; Linus Torvalds criticizes the unusually large rc5 for late-cycle churn and hints that non-critical fixes may belong in linux-next, with a mid-June target for the stable 7.1 release.
Linus Torvalds says AI tools are reshaping Linux development by increasing commits and lowering entry barriers, but they also create social and security strains in open source. He introduced AI security disclosure guidelines, argued that AI won’t replace human programmers, and stressed that open source remains essential to managing complexity. The discussion also highlights burnout risks for maintainers due to flood-like AI bug reports and the need to understand the end result of AI-generated code, not just prompts.
Linus Torvalds cautions that AI-assisted bug reporting in the Linux kernel is valuable only if it actually helps; the current flood of AI-generated security reports duplicates existing findings and creates pointless churn, so responsible AI use is urged and reporters are encouraged to contribute real value like patches rather than drive-by reports.
Linus Torvalds says the flood of AI-generated bug reports is making the Linux security mailing list almost unmanageable. To address this, the Linux kernel team updated triage rules ahead of the 7.1‑rc4 release: AI-detected issues should generally be reported publicly and non-sensitive, duplicates should be minimized, practitioners must provide reproducible repros and ideally a patch, and private lists are reserved for urgent, cross‑system vulnerabilities; reporters are urged to add real value beyond the AI’s initial findings.
Linus Torvalds has quietly explored vibe coding by using Google's Antigravity AI to generate a Python-based audio visualizer for AudioNoise, a personal project built around his C code for digital audio effects. The effort grew from his GuitarPedal hardware experiments, and he notes the AI wrote the visualizer with minimal manual input, illustrating how AI tools are aiding coders on low-stakes tasks and signaling AI’s growing presence in the Linux ecosystem.
Linus Torvalds experimented with 'vibe coding' on a small hobby project called AudioNoise, using Google Antigravity to generate a playful audio-visualizer. He emphasizes it’s a toy rather than infrastructure and notes he’s not chasing hype around AI in coding, reflecting the ongoing debate about AI tools in software development.
The most popular Linux news of 2025 included Valve's ongoing Linux enhancements, KDE Plasma's advancements especially around Wayland, significant Linux kernel improvements, and commentary from Linus Torvalds, highlighting a year of active development and innovation in the open-source Linux ecosystem.
The article reviews the most significant Linux kernel developments in 2025, including increased Rust integration, community decisions on file systems like Bcachefs and Btrfs, hardware support updates, and Linus Torvalds' commentary on kernel policies and architecture proposals, highlighting ongoing innovation and challenges in kernel development.
Linus Torvalds criticizes the proliferation of Linux Security Modules (LSMs), stating there are too many and advocating for standardization over creating new, overlapping security models, emphasizing the need for better guidance and collaboration within the Linux security community.
The Linux kernel is considering enabling the Microsoft C Extensions via the -fms-extensions compiler flag, which would allow for more flexible and potentially cleaner code by supporting non-standard C/C++ constructs used in Microsoft header files. Two patches are queued for the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel, and Linus Torvalds appears to be supportive, though some debate remains about adopting this change widely.
Linus Torvalds publicly criticized a late and poor-quality RISC-V code contribution from a Google engineer, calling it 'garbage' and warning against future late submissions and low-quality code, emphasizing the importance of early and clean pull requests for the Linux kernel.