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Linux Kernel Development, Greg Kroah-Hartman - Git Merge 2016

GitHub · 72.4K views · 2016-11-16 · 37:34

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Overview

Greg Kroah-Hartman's Git Merge 2016 talk on how the Linux kernel is developed, how fast it moves, and how git and email workflows keep it manageable. He is the stable kernel maintainer.

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HN points to it as an authoritative overview of the kernel's email-and-git workflow and its development rate.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2016–2023

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darau1 · 2023-10 · Strong recommendation

Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated. There is a place for this, even if people in the thread have never seen it. [1]: [VIDEO]

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cyphar · 2019-10 · Recommendation

Greg KH gives a pretty good talk about the rate of kernel development fairly regularly[1]. But yes, it's been consistently getting faster every kernel release. [1]: [VIDEO]

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hyperion2010 · 2017-08 · Recommendation

Here is another overview of how the kernel uses git and why no emails is simply not possible (or sensible). [VIDEO]

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