AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere

Re:AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere by lionkor on Thursday June 11, 2026 @04:44AM (#48487873)

Remove the human element. Yes, someone spent time fixing a bug. If the fix doesn't look like it makes sense on its own, do not merge it. If the author tries to convince you that it's a good fix, it's an immediate no.

A good fix (which is the only acceptable fix in open-source software), is one that speaks for itself.

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Re:AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere by wmanley on Thursday June 11, 2026 @07:29AM (#48488925)

> A good fix (which is the only acceptable fix in open-source software), is one that speaks for itself.

I disagree. Often if I'm making a PR to an open-source project I'm doing so because I have a use-case that the original author hadn't considered. So the first step in getting the PR merged is explaining my point of view and convincing the maintainer that my use-case is valid. Only when this is done can the "goodness" of the patch be evaluated.

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Re:AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere by lionkor on Thursday June 11, 2026 @08:17AM (#48489320)

It's usually better to create an issue where you explain this, then the PR is just the change. But this is up to each maintainer to decide, I guess.

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Re:AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere by db48x on Thursday June 11, 2026 @05:19AM (#48488083)

Well, I dunno. Sometimes the fix speaks for itself but the other party is as dumb as a box of rocks and doesn’t understand. It can be hard to tell the difference.

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