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  • The Register: Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/curl_ai_bug_reports/ Source: The Register Title: Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports Feedly Summary: Lead dev likens flood to ‘effectively being DDoSed’ Curl project founder Daniel Stenberg is fed up with of the deluge of AI-generated “slop" bug reports and recently introduced a checkbox to screen low-effort submissions…

  • Slashdot: May is ‘Maintainer Month’. Open Source Initiative Joins GitHub to Celebrate Open Source Security

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/03/0653227/may-is-maintainer-month-open-source-initiative-joins-github-to-celebrate-open-source-security?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: May is ‘Maintainer Month’. Open Source Initiative Joins GitHub to Celebrate Open Source Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text focuses on the celebration of open source maintainers who prioritize security during the annual “Maintainer Month,” highlighting their crucial role in the security of open…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/14/llms-as-the-first-line-of-support/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source Feedly Summary: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source From reading the title I was nervous that this might involve automating the initial response to a user support query in an issue…

  • Slashdot: Fedora Targets 99% Package Reproducibility by October

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/04/11/2143211/fedora-targets-99-package-reproducibility-by-october?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Fedora Targets 99% Package Reproducibility by October Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Fedora’s upcoming version 43 is set to enhance package reproducibility to 99%, a vital improvement aimed at bolstering supply-chain security. The initiative utilizes innovative tools, public verification methods, and collaborative maintainer efforts to address…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Uses AI To Find Flaws In GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox Bootloaders

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/0250250/microsoft-uses-ai-to-find-flaws-in-grub2-u-boot-barebox-bootloaders?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Uses AI To Find Flaws In GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox Bootloaders Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has leveraged its AI-powered Security Copilot to identify 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in critical bootloader software that affects numerous Linux distributions and IoT devices. This accomplishment highlights the role…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/31/analyzing-open-source-bootloaders-finding-vulnerabilities-faster-with-ai/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI Feedly Summary: Using Microsoft Security Copilot to expedite the discovery process, Microsoft has uncovered several vulnerabilities in multiple open-source bootloaders impacting all operating systems relying on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. Through a series of prompts, we…

  • Slashdot: Open Source Devs Say AI Crawlers Dominate Traffic, Forcing Blocks On Entire Countries

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/016244/open-source-devs-say-ai-crawlers-dominate-traffic-forcing-blocks-on-entire-countries Source: Slashdot Title: Open Source Devs Say AI Crawlers Dominate Traffic, Forcing Blocks On Entire Countries Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by software developers, particularly open source maintainers, in managing aggressive AI crawler traffic that overwhelms their repositories. This scenario underscores the urgent…