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I believe this quote is appropriate given that some users seem to be unaware of how the kernel development process is decentralised: "Instead of a roadmap, the
by decentralised 8y ago
I believe this quote is appropriate given that some users seem to be unaware of how the kernel development process is decentralised:
"Instead of a roadmap, there are technical guidelines. Instead of a central resource allocation, there are persons an companies who all have a stake in the further development of the Linux kernel, quite independently from one another: People like Linus Torvalds and I don’t plan the kernel evolution. We don’t sit there and think up the roadmap for the next two years, then assign resources to the various new features. That's because we don’t have any resources. The resources are all owned by the various corporations who use and contribute to Linux, as well as by the various independent contributors
out there. It's those people who own the resources who decide."
- Andrew Morton on the kernel process