AI has suddenly become more useful to open-source developers
by CrankyBear on 4/1/2026, 2:07:50 PM
https://www.zdnet.com/article/maybe-open-source-needs-ai/
Comments
by: beastman82
gotta love a site that hijacks your back button and makes you hit it 3 times.
4/1/2026, 3:39:17 PM
by: MithrilTuxedo
I'm thinking of Debian and how much effort it takes to maintain stability and security over time.<p>I can't imagine we'll really be able to trust AI without it's use in open source software where we can see how reliable it is.
4/1/2026, 3:33:43 PM
by: ozlikethewizard
How many year's end have to pass?
4/1/2026, 3:18:51 PM
by: ChrisArchitect
Previously: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547849">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547849</a>
4/1/2026, 4:08:16 PM
by: Hamuko
When people suggest to use AI for open-source projects, what exactly are they advocating for given that the median open-source project budget is pretty much $0/month? Maybe $1/month if the maintainer likes to have a website for the project.
4/1/2026, 4:05:39 PM
by: fsflover
See also: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547849">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547849</a><p>AI bug reports went from junk to legit overnight, says Linux kernel czar (theregister.com)<p>58 points by amarant 4 days ago
4/1/2026, 3:37:52 PM
by: supernes
TLDR: Greg Kroah-Hartman says that last month something magical happened and AI output is no longer "slop".
4/1/2026, 2:54:18 PM
by: pbiggar
> What happened? Kroah-Hartman shrugged: "We don't know. Nobody seems to know why. Either a lot more tools got a lot better, or people started going ..."<p>Odd sentiment. It's pretty clear the tools crossed a threshold last year (in April as I recall) where they became good enough to actually write entire applications, and just accelerated from there. Today they're amazing and no-one I know is writing artisanal code anymore (at least, not at work).
4/1/2026, 4:15:37 PM