30 Linux Kernel Developers in 30 Weeks: Ben Hutchings | Linux Today

30 Linux Kernel Developers in 30 Weeks: Ben Hutchings

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2012

In my own time, I’m one of the package maintainers for the Linux kernel in Debian, and I maintain the Linux 3.2.y stable series, which will be used in Debian 7.0. I try to get important bug fixes all over the kernel backported and reviewed for inclusion in 3.2.y and other stable series. I also co-maintain the linux-firmware repository, which collects the various blobs that Linux drivers may need to load into their devices.

In my day job, I look after the sfc network driver and ethtool, with some forays into the networking core and other subsystems that sfc depends on.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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