Linux inventor also discusses Rust in the kernel, Nvidia's proprietary code, and the problem of AI crawlers

Linux and Git inventor Linus Torvalds discussed AI in software development in an interview earlier this month, describing himself as "fairly positive" about vibe coding, but as a way into computing, not for production coding where it would likely be horrible to maintain.

Torvalds was interviewed by Dirk Hohndel, head of open source at Verizon, at the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit in Seoul, South Korea, earlier this month.

Torvalds is technical lead and maintainer of the Linux kernel, but said that "for the last almost 20 years, I've not been a programmer." As for Git, which he invented, "I really just look at it from the side."

Asked about the process of Linux kernel development, Torvalds said his role has changed. "I used to say that my job is often to say no," he said, turning down new ideas that would be hard to maintain, but now he sometimes has to say yes to new things against opposition from longstanding maintainers who "kind of get stuck in a rut." He had in mind the contentious matter of Rust in the kernel, though he said that there are disagreements in other areas too. "Rust is actually becoming a real part of the kernel instead of being this experimental thing," he said, adding that it has taken longer than expected.

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