For reals though: Comparing AI to editors or compilers is a massive false equivalency.
The combativeness is a feature, not a bug.
But people will not stop bringing it up over and over again. They just had the kernel summit where it was discussed again.
I imagine he’s REALLY REALLY tired of people continuing to try to start it up again.
Given Linus’ stance that it’s just a tool, which makes sense as a position, it’s really odd to ban only that one tool especially when you know your ban is completely useless to “make a statement”.
Just interesting to see how different people handle these situations.
jleyank•44m ago
topham•38m ago
Honestly, seeing people go from concern trolling to what I like to call _concern farming_ has been utterly disappointing.
_concern farming_ is when people build entire crops of concerns with no intent to do anything other than fertilize them.