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The short version is: - Distributing patches via email is more scalable than web hosting. Even GitHub could not host the level of activity happening on the LKM
by dharmab 2y ago
The short version is:
- Distributing patches via email is more scalable than web hosting. Even GitHub could not host the level of activity happening on the LKML mailing list
- Web hosting has a variety of access and legal problems when working with international teams; email crosses borders more easily
- Email is a decentralized and distributed system that prevents any single company from controlling a project's development infrastructure (release infrastructure is another story, but multiple companies will generally manage their own release process anyway)