One of the programmers where I worked left the project to do other things. So our project lead opened a bug ticket in our public tracker to find a replacement. Sure enough, we got some candidates that way.
Anything can be a dating app, if you are desperate enough.
On that note, I am looking for smart, charming and funny girl, who is willing to date me… /s
Woof c:
hai puppy!! :3
So is this just AI spam or is it just some practical joke or protest?
As I said in my other comment, contrib. over github is already not accepted. And yes these are humans not bots. Pull requests were already filled with bizarre stuff for years before this started
It’s just some silly fun.
Pull requests, huh? I have like half a dozen bad jokes half formed in my brain…
But seriously, is this a thing on github these days? Spam through PRs (and presumably also Issues)? Can it be mitigated?
But I’m pretty sure Github is not the main place to develop the Linux kernel. I believe they have their own git servers and GH is only a mirror, so maybe PRs from GH are ignored altogether? IDK
Linux kernel does not accept contributions from github so this repo was always like that
The only new thing here is this
Why is it on github then? What’s the point?
It’s basically a read only mirror with links to the right place. That makes it easier to find or clone for many people
Why do they accept PRs then? Pretty sure you can turn that off.
I’m pretty sure the mirror was setup before that was an option. No reason to turn it off now that it’s a source of entertainment.
Is it an option? Can’t find it. (But GitHub is confusing and I’m old, so maybe there’s something?)
Afaik you very much can not turn it off
I’ve heard maintainers getting spammed with AI generated Issues and stuff. This is just a stupid meme from some weeks ago, trying to merge some Anime ASCII Art into the Kernal Panic log message, because the kernel should be more weeb-friendly.
You’re right, Linux Kernel development happens on an own cgit instance. Given how much Linus loves distraction, he’d be better off by not looking into Github at all.
Github enshittification…
Spam through PRs (and presumably also Issues)?
Why stop at dating? I just realized other possibilities, like “we have trying to reach you about your car insurance”
Were you trying to say “extended warranty?”
Kernel undercarriage rust inhibitor.
There are some older Linux kernel developers who might actually be interested in that, too.
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Democratization.
WTF!
