Linux Kernel Publishes Official AI Coding Assistant Guidelines — 324 Points, 220 Comments on HN

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The Linux kernel now has formal documentation for AI-assisted contributions, establishing rules for Claude, Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, Continue, Windsurf, and Aider via unified configuration files symlinked to a central doc. Key rule: AI agents MUST NOT add Signed-off-by tags — only humans can legally certify the Developer Certificate of Origin — but contributions should include an 'Assisted-by: AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION' attribution tag. The pragmatic approach treats AI as just another tool: not banned, not blindly embraced, with contributors fully accountable for every line the AI writes.