Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] The role of AI and LLMs in the kernel process

On Sun, 7 Dec 2025, Sasha Levin wrote:

> 3. Legal risk tolerance:
> 
> DCO clause (a) requires certifying "I have the right to submit it under the
> open source license." With AI training data provenance unclear and litigation
> ongoing, how cautious should we be? Some advocate waiting for legal clarity;
> others argue the legal concerns are overblown and we should focus on practical
> guardrails.

In either case, isn't all the legal responsibility with the submitter, who 
submitted under the terms of DCO, and thus this particular aspect is not 
really a concern for us (maintainers) on the receiving side as per the (c) 
DCO clause?

Thanks,

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs