Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer known for creating the Linux kernel and the Git version control system. He initiated the Linux kernel project in 1991, which subsequently grew into the most widely used open-source operating system kernel, deployed across servers, mobile devices, and embedded systems. He has long served as the principal maintainer of the Linux kernel and is a representative figure of the open-source software movement.
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The three most prolific kernel developers—Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman and Theodore Ts'o—have all embraced AI tools to varying degrees.
Glyph, a Python Software Foundation fellow and Twisted framework developer, publicly criticized Torvalds' behavior as "delusional and antisocial."
Linus Torvalds scrapped the requirement to disclose AI use in code submissions.
Since the end of the 3.x era, Linus Torvalds has advanced the major version number to 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x.
The creator of this branch is Linus Torvalds himself.
Linus Torvalds once publicly stated that 'AI programming is 90% marketing and 10% actual value.'
In the patch description, Linus Torvalds acknowledged that everything from the core code, test cases, change review, and documentation was completed by him working with Claude Code.
In the Linux kernel repository there is a new branch named 'noref_file_map_lead_with_llm,' whose commit message mentions 'with LLM.'
Linux faced a scalability crisis in 1998, with Linus flooded by patches on the mailing list; in 2002 Linux adopted a trust hierarchy, with 36 participants submitting to a small number of maintainers, with at most 4 people reporting upward at each layer.
Torvalds stressed that people should do their best and understand what they are doing.
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Git是由Linux内核创始人Linus Torvalds于2005年开发的分布式版本控制系统
80%VerifiedGitHub是全球最大的代码托管平台，基于Git版本控制系统
80%VerifiedGit was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for the development of the Linux kernel.
75%VerifiedLinus Torvalds completed the initial version of Git in just two weeks.
65%UnverifiedLinux吉祥物Tux企鹅诞生于1996年，由Linus Torvalds本人选定
90%UnverifiedThe Linux kernel still uses GPLv2 to this day, and Linus Torvalds has explicitly stated that he will not migrate to GPLv3.
60%UnverifiedGit is the most widely used distributed version control system in the world, created by Linus Torvalds in 2005, and its commit hash values are 40-character hexadecimal strings generated based on the SHA-1 algorithm.
60%UnverifiedGit was designed by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to manage the Linux kernel codebase; it uses a distributed architecture in which every local copy is an independent repository carrying the complete history.
60%UnverifiedGlyph, a Python Software Foundation fellow and Twisted framework developer, publicly criticized Torvalds' behavior as "delusional and antisocial."
50%UnverifiedLinus Torvalds scrapped the requirement to disclose AI use in code submissions.
50%UnverifiedThe three most prolific kernel developers—Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman and Theodore Ts'o—have all embraced AI tools to varying degrees.
50%UnverifiedSince the end of the 3.x era, Linus Torvalds has advanced the major version number to 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x.
50%UnverifiedIn the patch description, Linus Torvalds acknowledged that everything from the core code, test cases, change review, and documentation was completed by him working with Claude Code.
50%UnverifiedIn the Linux kernel repository there is a new branch named 'noref_file_map_lead_with_llm,' whose commit message mentions 'with LLM.'
50%UnverifiedLinus Torvalds once publicly stated that 'AI programming is 90% marketing and 10% actual value.'
50%UnverifiedThe creator of this branch is Linus Torvalds himself.
50%UnverifiedLinux faced a scalability crisis in 1998, with Linus flooded by patches on the mailing list; in 2002 Linux adopted a trust hierarchy, with 36 participants submitting to a small number of maintainers, with at most 4 people reporting upward at each layer.
50%UnverifiedTorvalds stressed that people should do their best and understand what they are doing.
50%UnverifiedLinux founder Linus Torvalds called certain anti-AI regulations 'idiotic'.
50%UnverifiedLinus Torvalds has enormous influence over the Linux kernel development process, and his personal tool choices often set the direction for the entire community.
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