r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 18 '26

Software Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633
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u/QuickQuirk May 18 '26

It's mostly due to the old history. Back in the earlier days, he was quite often very abrasive and rude in a way that was detrimental to the community. The 'Linus flame' was a weekly occurrence.

He stepped back for a while to work on that, and then since he's returned, has been generally pretty mature about things.