2026-10-01 –, Main Hall All times in Europe/Vilnius
the linux kernel, networkmanager, glibc, openssl, etc are codebases that aren't going anywhere but can seem quite arcane and unapproachable.
this talk surveys the sense and nonsense of using contemporary tooling on these projects based on real world learnings.
we'll explore whether AI-assisted bug archaeology on mailing list archives is reliable, and whether you can use MCP servers as a translation layer between 1990s workflows and present day SDLC.
plus: why "rewrite it with AI" is almost always the wrong answer, and how to tell when it isn't.
Josie works on infrastructure and security. She spends work hours on things like confidential containers, free time on porting distros to weird architectures, and contributing to CNCF projects.
She unironically thinks s390x is cool and will argue about it. Based in Zurich, occasionally writes crystal, and likes electronics with transparent cases.