Dirk and Linus Discuss AI and Kernel Development at OSS NA 2026

Originally published on LWN.net — May 25, 2026

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Linus Torvalds joined Dirk Hohndel for their 30th annual fireside chat at the Open Source Summit North America 2026 in a keynote session on May 20. The wide-ranging conversation covered 3D printing, guitar pedals, the recent 7.1-rc4 kernel release, and Torvalds’ nuanced perspective on AI tooling in kernel development and the open source ecosystem.

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