What's the future of the Linux ? (lemmy.world)

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So what is going to happen when Linus gets to old to keep on to maintain the kernel ? I know there is a whole team, but he seems to have some kind of executive role in what’s gets released and not.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

Greg Kroah-Hartman will take up the role then. He has filled in for Linus in the past.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

And they never run the same version of the kernel so that if one crashes the other is still available

this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2025

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