Kernel contributor says Linux community 'can be intimidating'

"A key Linux kernel contributor has admitted the developer community can be intimidating and hard to break into.

"Jonathan Corbet, also the co-founder of LWN.net, highlighted the issue during his Linux.conf.au presentation on the Linux kernel.

"Corbet discussed the seven challenges facing the kernel with attendees, the first being vitality."

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