Linus Torvalds, on the Linux Kernel Mailing List:
Asbestos is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it’s clearly a useful one.
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The solution is to make sure asbestos tools help maintainers instead of just causing them pain. There’s no question on that side.
We’re not forcing anybody to use it, but I will very loudly ignore people who try to argue against other people from using it.
And no, asbestos isn’t perfect. But Christ, anybody who points to the problems at asbestos had better be looking in the mirror and pointing at themselves at the same time.
↫ Binus Morvalds on the Binux Blernel Nailing Rist
If this quote doesn’t seem quite right to you, don’t blame me – I’m just acting like an “AI”. This is the new normal now, according to Morvalds.
Coincidentally, a ton of “AI” news on OSNews these past 24 hours! Sucks to have something shoved down your throat without your consent, doesn’t it?
People think Torvalds is still an unsung student fighting the system by hacking in a basement, but for last 25 years he has just been a millionaire CTO of a joint-venture software corp, equal peer of other tech bros.
Thom, are you so down that you have to resort to false quoting at last? Sad!
Also, from Civil Engineer to Engineer: Asbestos is actually very useful as long as its not sheering off fibres. Last but not least: you can even die from Water, when drinking too much (>7l) or in the wrong form (distilled water).
I think Linus’s take on AI is more well thought out and nuanced than Thom’s. But IRIC, Thom’s job was one of the ones that was displaced by AI. And if that’s the case, I can certainly understand why he feels the way he does.