The Longterm Linux Kernel Cabal | Linux Today

The Longterm Linux Kernel Cabal

Written By
SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
Mar 9, 2012

“Kernel devs are a tight community and work together at
conferences, IRC and mailing lists – something that we already
knew. What I personally did not know was how those interactions
combined to set broader policies.

Kroah-Hartman and his ‘cabal’ of developers devised such a
‘conspiracy’ for the 2.6.32 kernel, which at the time became the
base for every major enterprise distro.


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Sean Michael Kerner

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