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Linux Kernel Development, Greg Kroah-Hartman - Git Merge 2016
Greg Kroah-Hartman's Git Merge 2016 talk on how the Linux kernel is developed, how fast it moves, and how git and email workflows keep it manageable. He is the stable kernel maintainer.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as an authoritative overview of the kernel's email-and-git workflow and its development rate.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- GitHub
- Topic
- linux kernel development
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated. There is a place for this, even if people in the thread have never seen it. [1]: [VIDEO]
darau1 on Hacker News · 2023-10
In Email and Git = <3Here is another overview of how the kernel uses git and why no emails is simply not possible (or sensible). [VIDEO]
hyperion2010 on Hacker News · 2017-08
In Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel CommunityGreg KH gives a pretty good talk about the rate of kernel development fairly regularly[1]. But yes, it's been consistently getting faster every kernel release. [1]: [VIDEO]
cyphar on Hacker News · 2019-10
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