What's this about?
Drew DeVault argues where AI does and doesn't belong in the Linux and open-source ecosystem, touching on contribution quality, licensing, and maintainer burden.
Why it matters
HN 50 pts, 89 comments — it crystallizes a real fault line: maintainers wary of AI-generated patches and slop PRs versus contributors who find AI genuinely lowers the barrier to helping. How open-source norms absorb AI is still unsettled.