David S. Miller is one of the core developers working on the Linux kernel, where he is the primary maintainer of the TCP implementation, and is also involved in other development work. The Linux mascot Tux created by Larry Ewing The Linux kernel is a free Unix-like operating system kernel that was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and subsequently improved with the assistance of developers around the world. ... The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of the core protocols of the Internet protocol suite. ...