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Linux kernel source expands beyond 40 million lines – it has doubled in size in a decade

It seemed inevitable that the Linux kernel sources would expand beyond 40 million lines early this year. Linux 6.13 was ...
Linux Journal

Linux 7.0 Is Coming: What to Expect from the Next Major Kernel Release

Linus Torvalds, the creator and lead maintainer of the Linux kernel, officially confirmed that the next version after Linux 6.19 will be dubbed Linux 7.0. In the announcement, he made clear that the ...
ZDNet

Rust in Linux now: Progress, pitfalls, and why devs and maintainers need each other

Prominent Linux kernel developers gathered to share insights on kernel development's current state and future at a recent roundtable discussion during the Open Source Summit Europe in Vienna. The ...
Linux Journal

A Pillar of the Linux Kernel: Greg Kroah-Hartman Honored with European Open Source Award

The open-source community is celebrating a well-deserved recognition. Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the most influential figures in the Linux ecosystem, has been awarded the European Open Source Award, ...
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Bcachefs goes DKMS after Torvalds' kernel banishment

The bcachefs file system, now "externally maintained" outside the Linux kernel codebase, offers packages of its first version to be loadable on the fly.… The development of bcachefs has been ...
ZDNet

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds

If something happens to Linus Torvalds, there's now a succession plan. Rather than naming a successor, the plan describes a process for selecting successors. However, Torvalds has no plans to retire.