2026-10-04 06:57 UTC
Asahi fork embraces LLMs and lands Linux on the M4 Mac mini
https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/25/asahi-fork-embraces-llms-and-lands-linux-on-the-m4-mac-mini/5298931
There are reasons to dislike this development, but I want to highlight something that #AI critics purposely ignore. Many FOSS projects (ours included) are under serious competitive pressure from ones that are less scrupulous with their AI usage policies. Or outright vibe coded.
This announcement says nothing about the quality of the resulting code. Instead, it advertises new features. What will users pick?
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@creepy_owlet@mastodon.online 2026-10-04 07:01
I'm not theoretical here. I keep receiving comparison tables with competing projects and products, and boy oh boy do vibe coded projects look awesome there. Quality? Who knows. Maybe it's just fine. By the time the users will figure out, they're already locked in. One of the main reasons your favorite FOSS project uses #AI is that nowadays you have to run twice as fast to stay in the same place, to quote the classics. And it's not just about vulnerabilities.