The Linux kernel development process is akin to a game of leapfrog. Even-numbered kernels (v2.0, v2.2, v2.4) are stable kernels, and odd-numbered kernels are unstable, or development, kernels. As soon ...

In an ongoing thread on the Linux kernel mailing list, Greg Kroah-Hartman, a senior project developer, for one urged fellow contributors to embrace those interested in contributing Rust code to ...

Linux originator Linus Torvalds has proposed changes to the kernel development process that would make it easier for Linux kernel developers to respond to questions of source-code ownership like those ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Linux kernel developers are using AI to support project maintenance.Writing kernel code with AI remains an open question.Copyright and open-source licensing concerns still loom.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A stable and mature Linux kernel is enabling its chief ...

Three kernel developers describe what it's really like to work on the kernel, how they interact with developers from other companies, some pet peeves and how to get started. Like most Linux users, I ...

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With bytes at a premium on phones and other devices, developers are looking for a way to make the kernel smaller and less chatty. An announcement of the revival of linux-tiny, a set of patches aimed ...

Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 version and is considering drastic action to resolve it. "I ...

Linux founder Linus Torvalds has proposed changes to the Linux kernel development process designed to make it easier for kernel developers to respond to questions of source code ownership, like those ...