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How Linux Kernel Development Impacts Security : CoreOS Fest

Kroah-Hartman is a luminary in the Linux community and is employed by the Linux Foundation, publishing on average a new Linux stable kernel update every week. In recent years, he has also taken upon himself the task of helping to author the “Who Writes Linux” report that details the latest statistics on kernel development. He noted that, from April 2015 to March 2016, there were 10,800 new lines of code added, 5,300 lines removed and 1,875 lines modified in Linux every day.

“We’re modifying Linux really, really fast,” Kroah-Hartman said.

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