Nostr notes by Laurent Pinchart

I'm calling the community for help. If you would like your ...

2026-09-23T13:10:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…4gf9
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I'm calling the community for help. If you would like your voice heard at the Maintainer Summit, please contact me by e-mail (laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com) to share your opinions on AI usage in the Linux kernel. Unless you explicitly request to be named, I will strictly respect your privacy and anonymize all the feedback I receive before sharing it with kernel maintainers. Please don't wait until the last minute as the week leading to the summit will be very busy. (5/5)

Plot twist: it turns out that if you're not careful about ...

2026-09-23T13:09:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…zmeu
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Plot twist: it turns out that if you're not careful about what you say on mailing lists, you risk getting invited to the Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit. While the invitation didn't provide any reason, I chose to believe it indicates that the kernel community cares. I'll dismiss my fears of being summoned as a human sacrifice on the altar of AI gods, and will try my best to represent the community members who don't feel they can speak out in public. (4/5)

With my "How we can resist generative AI" BoF proposal ...

2026-09-23T13:07:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…ng9a
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With my "How we can resist generative AI" BoF proposal for OSS Europe rejected, I've been thinking about other ways to give a voice to the underrepresented part of the community. There will be plenty of hallway space in Prague to meet for an "unconference" BoF. If you are interested in attending, please leave a reply or contact me by e-mail (laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com) with your availability. Wednesday is a candidate to benefit from the overlap between LPC and OSS. (3/5)

Despite having a thick skin, the whole experience felt very ...

2026-09-23T13:00:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…8gpx
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Despite having a thick skin, the whole experience felt very lonely. I received less support than I would have hoped for. What surprised me the most, though, was something else. Multiple people contacted me privately. They didn't just express their support, but also told they didn't dare speaking out in public. This included at least one kernel maintainer. I can't help feeling this is a sign that something is going wrong in the kernel community or the industry at large. Or probably both. (2/5)

Over the past few months, I have found myself under the spotlight ...

2026-09-23T13:00:19Z

Over the past few months, I have found myself under the spotlight on kernel mailing lists. What started as targeted discussions quickly turned into advocating for the kernel community to respect the mostly silent crowd of developers and maintainers who do not want to fully embrace AI usage. It appears this didn't go unnoticed, as shown by Jon Corbet's talk at Kernel Recipes. (1/5)

#Linux #kernel #AI

After weeks of hesitation, I finally pushed the submit button on ...

2026-06-24T22:56:25Z

After weeks of hesitation, I finally pushed the submit button on a session proposal for the Open Source Summit Europe. Those who know me will be surprised I selected the "Open AI & Data" track. You may be less surprised to hear that the session will be a BoF titled "How we can resist generative AI".

I'm curious to see if the proposal will be accepted, and if there's a significant enough interest from the community. If you have any feedback, please don't hesitate to share it.

#FOSS #AI #ethics

Nice improvements to the #libcamera #camshark development ...

2024-10-09T20:48:46Z

Nice improvements to the #libcamera #camshark development application, showing live graphs of camera algorithms internal data. Debugging 3A issues is getting much easier.