Linux Kernel Development
Discussions revolve around the challenges, processes, contributors, maintainers, and unique aspects of developing and contributing to the Linux kernel, including its complexity and Linus Torvalds' involvement.
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Do Linux kernel developers do that?
That sounds a lot like Linux kernel development.
Given that those people are Linux kernel devs, that's great!
there are a lot more kernel programmers than kernel work
Surely it's implied in context that this is better for developing the Linux kernel, by Linus and Linux kernel developers ?
What about the people who have to maintain the Linux kernel?
Because of the depth of its impact, the Linux kernel is also probably different from other OSS projects. As a user and developer, I am orders of magnitude more likely to submit a patch to FF than Linux. Maybe that's just because I'm more familiar with higher level coding, but I think working something as involved as a kernel necessarily requires a significant amount of technical context.
google how linux kernel developers work.
Is the Linux kernel bad? It was made by many people. How do we tell how many is too many?
This does not make any sense. Any modern kernel(including the ones you mentioned) is going to be complex. The only way to get started is to dig in. Even if you do not make changes right away, trying to understand the code is a reward in itself.I also don't get your point about conflict of interest. There is no one corporate sponsor of Linux. And just because you are a newbie, your patch is not looked down upon. There is a great community willing to help if you put in the effort.