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Encyclopedia > Linux kernel mailing list

The Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) is the main electronic mailing list for Linux kernel development[1][2], where majority of the announcements, discussions, debates, and flame wars over the kernel take place[3]. Many other mailing lists exist to discuss the different subsystems and ports of the Linux kernel, but LKML is the principal communication channel among Linux kernel developers[4]. It is a very high volume list, usually receiving between 200 and 300 messages each day. Electronic mailing lists are a special usage of e-mail that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. ... The Linux kernel is a Unix-like operating system kernel. ... This article is about the Internet meaning of the word flaming. For other meanings, and meanings of the word flame, see Flame. ...


Linux utilizes a workflow governed by LKML[5], which is the Bazaar where kernel development takes place. In his book Linux Kernel Development, Robert Love notes[3]: The Cathedral and the Bazaar (abbreviated CatB) is an essay by Eric S. Raymond on software engineering methods, based on his observations of the Linux kernel development process and his experiences managing an open source project, fetchmail. ... Robert Love with a piñata Robert Matthew Love (born September 25, 1981) is an author, speaker, and open source hacker. ...

“ If the Linux kernel community had to exist somewhere physically, it would call the Linux Kernel Mailing List home. ”

LKML is the central place where Linux developers around the world share patches, argue about implementation details, and discuss other issues[1]. The official releases of Linux kernel are indicated by an email to LKML[6][7]. New features are discussed and most code is posted to the list before any action is taken[3]. It is also the official place for reporting bugs in the Linux kernel, in case one cannot find the maintainer to whom the bug should be reported[8]. A controversial author suggests that it was on LKML that Tux, the official Linux mascot, was suggested and refined[9]. Many companies associated with Linux kernel make announcements and proposals on LKML; for example, Novell[10], Intel[11], VMware[12], IBM[13] etc. The concepts behind Tux, the Linux mascot, were developed in email exchanges on a public mailing list. ... Novell, Inc. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... VMware Inc. ... International Business Machines Corporation (known as IBM or Big Blue; NYSE: IBM) is a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. ...


The list subscribers include all the Linux kernel maintainers (Linus Torvalds[14], Marcelo Tosatti[15], Alan Cox[16], Andrew Morton[17]) as well as other known figures in Linux circles (such as net.kook Jeff V. Merkey[18], Eric S. Raymond[19] etc.). A 2000 study found that 14,535 people, from at least 30 different countries, sent at least one email to LKML between 1995 and 2000 to participate in the discussion of Linux development[20]. Linus Benedict Torvalds ( ; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. ... Marcelo Tosatti in Porto Alegre, April 2006. ... Alan Cox at FOSS.IN/2005 Alan Cox (born 1968) is a computer programmer heavily involved in the development of the Linux kernel since its early days (1991). ... People named Andrew Morton include: Andrew Morton (computer programmer), maintainer of the Linux kernel version 2. ... Jeff Vernon Merkey is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur. ... Eric S. Raymond (FISL 6. ...


Authors of books such as The Linux Kernel Development As A Model of Open Source Knowledge Creation[20] and Motivation of Software Developers in Open Source Projects[21], and Recovering Device Drivers[22] have made use of LKML for their research studies and surveys.


The newsletter Kernel Traffic used to cover the activities of the linux-kernel mailing list[1]. Archives of the mailing list are available on many internet websites.


See also

  • LWN.net, which provides a weekly LKML news digest

LWN.net is a computing news site with an emphasis on Free/Libre/Open-Source Software and software for Unix-like operating systems. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c Kernel Traffic
  2. ^ Gallivan, Michael J. (2001-12-29). "Striking a balance between trust and control in a virtual organization: a content analysis of open source software case studies". Information Systems Journal 11 (4): 277–304. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2575.2001.00108.x. ISSN 1350-1917. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. 
  3. ^ a b c Love, Robert (2005-01-12). "Patches, Hacking, and the Community", Linux Kernel Development, 2nd, Novell Press. ISBN 978-0672327209. 
  4. ^ Llamosi, Albert (2004-07-27). Reliable Software Technologies - Ada-Europe 2004, Lecture Notes in Computer Science , Vol. 3063. Springer. ISBN 978-3540220114. 
  5. ^ Defillippi, Robert (2006-09-01). Knowledge at Work: Creative Collaboration in the Global Economy, 1st, Blackwell Publishing Limited, 168. ISBN 978-1405107563. 
  6. ^ Justin R. Erenkrantz. "Release Management Within Open Source Projects" (PDF). Institute for Software Research, University of California. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  7. ^ Linux kernel to be suitable for enterprise, Test version of new Linux kernel available
  8. ^ Reporting bugs for the Linux kernel
  9. ^ The Story Behind Tux the PenguinInitial thread for "Linux logo"
  10. ^ Novell introduces Linux kernel debugger
  11. ^ Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup, Proposed ACPI Licensing change
  12. ^ Linux team tells VMware and Xen to get their acts together, VMI i386 Linux virtualization interface proposal
  13. ^ IBM announces Journaled File System v 1.0.0, Kernel Traffic #125 For 9 Jul 2001
  14. ^ Linux: Whose Kernel Is It?, Torvalds Defends Linux Trademark Protection, Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Released
  15. ^ Linux guru: Move quickly to new kernel
  16. ^ Linux: Alan Cox To Take One Year Sabbatical
  17. ^ [1]
  18. ^ GaDuGi and free software share one fire, Linus tells Merkey, "Cry me a river"
  19. ^ Linus tries to make himself scale
  20. ^ a b Gwendolyn K. Lee, Robert E. Cole (December 2000). "The Linux Kernel Development As A Model of Open Source Knowledge Creation" (PDF). Haas School of Business, University of California. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  21. ^ Guido Hertel, Sven Niedner and Stefanie Herrmann. "Motivation of Software Developers in Open Source Projects" (PDF). University of Kiel, Institut fuer Psychologie. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  22. ^ Michael M. Swift, Muthukaruppan Annamalai, Brian N. Bershad, and Henry M. Levy. "Recovering Device Drivers" (HTML). University of Washington. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.

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