• lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    2 months ago

    I don’t really see this as a problem. These companies don’t dictate the direction of the Linux kernel project, there are independent people like Torvalds and Kroah-Hartman at the helm.

    The Blender project is also supported by major players like Nvidia, Intel and Netflix and they still work for the wishes of the community and not for those companies.

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    What’s the problem? All those companies have a vested interest in not letting any of those other companies from poison-pilling the kernel. I hate corporations, but they’re also the ones with the money to invest in Linux instead of Microsoft Server subscriptions.

    Am I missing something?

    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago
      1. People are irrational. This is especially true to tech bros.
      2. Techbros are usually true believers.
      3. They need a sales pitch. What is better than putting AI slop code into a kernel trusted by billions of people?
      • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Re: 3: because most of those companies probably rely on Linux for their operations, while a few like Microsoft and Samsung, do have some serious conflicts of interest.

        • EnsignWashout@startrek.website
          1·
          2 months ago

          Your point would stand if any of those companies had recently shown a shred of evidence that they’re capable of planning further into the future than next quarter. :(

  • mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I hate AI but anyone who wants to help fund contribute resources to Linux kernel development is welcome to. As long as the code remains open, what kind of nefarious thing can they really do? I think this is irrational.

    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      Use it both as advertisement for their slop, and even ruin it at least temporarily. Sure, you can fork it due to its open source nature, but a nightmare scenario will require new volunteers (AI psychosis is kind of a plague within the industry), removing the affected code, and replace it with something that actually works. Even harder is if it just becomes spaghetti slop, the code operates mostly correctly, but hard to decipher and correct the moment it will have issues.