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NetBSD ships recent rsync built with AI assistance

Original: For all Fediverse people using # Linux and starting to move to # NetBSD did you notice that NetBSD has rsync as package

Users migrating from Linux to NetBSD are noting that the operating system's package collection offers a current version of rsync, one reportedly developed by Andrew Tridgell with help from Claude AI. Discussion in the Fediverse is asking which rsync version or alternative people rely on, as free software developers weigh AI-assisted tooling and what it means for classic Unix utilities.

Why now: The mix of an rsync version built with AI assistance and interest in NetBSD migrations has sparked curiosity among Fediverse users.

NetBSDrsyncAndrew TridgellClaude AIFediverse

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• For all Fediverse people using # Linux and starting to move to # NetBSD did you notice that NetBSD has rsync as package with a version number which is quite new and thus made with Tridge + Claude A.I. Which rsync alternative or which rsync version are you using ? Or did you… · regendans@todon.eu · 8

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