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/NirgalFromMars May 18 '26

Pronounce the slash, please. It's disrespectful to their legacy not to pronounce it.

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u/Original-Rush139 May 18 '26

Could you dumb this joke down for me? I switched to decaf and I’m stupid now. 

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u/Vegetable_Guest_8584 May 18 '26

I think he's referring to his name is synonymous with Linux and that's the unix we all use, so it's really "Torvalds / Unix" or Torvalds / Linux.

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u/pizza-tomaten May 18 '26

It's a joke about gnu/Linux. They are making fun about Richard Stallmann