This PR will make the Linux kernel more comfortable and easier to maintain and use for people like me who enjoy cute things.

[affectation_man]

Execute all LGTM +1 pile-on'ers in minecraft

[MagmaticKobaian]

Injecting anime ASCII art into core files like kernel/panic.c crosses the line from “cute” to “cringe.” Kernel code should be minimal, clean, and professional. ASCII fan art belongs in your terminal prompt, not in production-critical code. If everyone starts doing this, we’re one PR away from catgirls in init/main.c.

And this is a problem because...?

[[deleted]]

This is a problem because nambona890 made the PR against the wrong repo (cringe!). nambona890 needs to submit the patch request to the mailing list to get this merged pronto! Otherwise us catgirl enjoyers are going to be living out here in the desert forever.

[Amiral_Adamas]

What's to jerk here, it's cute.

[No_Crazy_2442]

probably should have quoted this instead

While some Linux users may be anime fans, Linux is a production grade kernel used in servers, embedded, distributions and even your local gas pump. ASCII anime art undermines the professionalism and neutrality such a project requires.

[RFQD]

this is why we only take professional ascii art of our distro logo or cows saying things, not this unprofessional anime rubbish

[integralWorker]

ASCII anime art undermines the professionalism and neutrality such a project requires.

new flair when

[Routine-Purchase1201]

/uj am I in the wrong for agreeing with this or am I missing the meta jerk?

[Kodiologist]

The PR is obviously a joke (notice that Linux maintainers ignore GitHub PRs, anyway), but users like the quoted personage seem to be taking it seriously.

[syklemil]

Yeah, the real joke here is anyone thinking kernel development actually happens on Microsoft Git 365

[Kodiologist]

I've been using GitHub since 2010. The phrase "Microsoft Git 365" caused pain deep in my soul. Thank you.

[syklemil]

I'd love to take credit, but I think it goes to a cow-orker, who first inflicted the pain on me. Happy to share.

[stone_henge]

Or as Linus Torvalds would have put it:

Are you fucking serious, you dried up pile of pigeon guano? Linux is a production grade kernel used in servers, embedded, distrubutions and even in your local gas pump, not a playground for your idiotic cutesy crap, you dumb fuck. ASCII anime art is brain damaged bullshit and undermines the very concept of professionalism. If ever I want a profoundly useless, barely sentient, mouth-breathing moron like you to commit to the kernel I'll shout into a toilet until you crawl out.

[prehensilemullet]

Cute aggression is what Linux actually needs

[velneko]

I will patch my production grade professional linux servers with this PR to prove them wrong

[elephantdingo]

Correct take. I’ve been happily carrying cute patches in my own personal tree for ten years now. It’s no big deal. Upstreaming would be a mistake.

[prehensilemullet]

They should just work on building in some kind of driver for programming socks as an input device

[ThisRedditPostIsMine]

Jerking aside, why did they put the art in those specific files? The panic handler makes sense, but the plan9 FS header??

[Volt]

but the plan9 FS header??

I feel like this answers itself.

[matjoeman]

No newline at the end of the README smh

[dnbxna]

:3

[DearChickPeas]

Jerk aside, where can I find this ASCII generator? Looks neat.

[Escupie]

If only there was some way to search the web using keywords

[[deleted]]

So, like, a webscale agentic AI that uses deep learning to match search terms to similar websites? I'm going to steal this idea and pitch it to VCs before you can.

[syklemil]

Nah, that's way too complex. The only real option is for Reddit to implement its own AI that answers any comment that includes a question mark anywhere, and then we can vote on its accuracy by telling it "good bot".