Jonathan Corbet
American Linux kernel developer and journalist, co-founder and executive editor of LWN.net.
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A Firefox that keeps chasing buzzwords or appeasing advertisers will sink without a trace.
Their wordsA Firefox that continues to chase buzzwords or appease advertisers will sink without a trace.
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Their wordsThe world desperately needs an independent browser project that serves its users; one can only hope that Mozilla rediscovers its old mission to fill that need.
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Their wordsthe use of LLMs for code review will increase sharply in 2026.
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Their wordsThe risk is that projects will quickly become dependent on proprietary systems that are unsustainable (in both climate and economic senses).
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Their wordsA platform that denies this ability is not free. This restriction may increase interest in alternatives based on the Android Open Source Project. But the world needs a truly free operating system for mobile devices.
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Linux distributions that leave application shipping to third-party repositories may lose users.
Their wordsDistributors that leave much of their work to third-repositories may end up losing users to those that hold to their original mission.
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Their wordsFree software is the obvious platform on which an independent digital infrastructure can be built
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Their wordsIf the AI bubble collapses, it may free the industry from its current large-model obsession and allow us to find ways to make some of that technology useful on a smaller, more distributed scale.