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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by _blaise_ on Friday April 10, 2026 @06:43PM (#47724659)
Linus is the original vibe coder. He barks orders at cadre of human contributor agents and subsystem maintainer agents until the code looks the way he likes.
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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by ninjagoo on Friday April 10, 2026 @07:32PM (#47725207)
> Linus is the original vibe coder.

LoL. Jesting aside, could this be considered slander against the author of Git (Torvalds, in case you didn't know)? ;-)

OpenHub lists Linus Torvalds as having made 46,338 commits. 45,178 for Linux, 1,118 for Git. His most recent commit was 17 days ago. [1]

That is a far cry from a vibe-coder, no? :-)

[1] https://openhub.net/accounts/9897

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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by brcmthrowaway on Saturday April 11, 2026 @12:30AM (#47727412)
Where does gkh come in this list
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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by sph on Saturday April 11, 2026 @04:36AM (#47728728)
> He barks orders at cadre of human contributor agents and subsystem maintainer agents until the code looks the way he likes

That's called being a manager, not a vibe coder.

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