How the Linux Kernel is Like an Open Source Turducken | Linux Today

How the Linux Kernel is Like an Open Source Turducken

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 3, 2015

When looking out at the Linux and greater Open Source world, examples of “coopetition” stretch out to the horizon. Ceph, Crowbar, Qt, GNOME and, heck, even the Linux kernel itself are developed by individuals and companies (who would, often, be in competition) working together.

Live patching of the Linux kernel (being able to patch a running Linux kernel without needing to restart) being another great example. In April of 2014, the engineers at SUSE submitted the code for their solution (“kGraft”) to the kernel.

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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