"For the last almost 20 years, I've not been a programmer. I'm a technical lead and maintainer...all the real work is done by other people."
"Every single release has over 1,000 contributors, and that's every two months,"
"As long as people continue to make new hardware, we will have more work to be done on the kernel side. But even without that, I'm somewhat surprised that, 35 years into the project, we're still fixing up core kernel code and making things prettier and making them more maintainable and stable."
Linux kernel development continues to require substantial maintenance and adaptation as hardware evolves. Every release involves over 1,000 contributors every two months, and work persists even 35 years into the project. Rust is being integrated into the kernel, and reactions to Rust vary among developers, but mainstream adoption is moving forward. Artificial intelligence is viewed as a tool to engage younger programmers and has encouraged major companies like Nvidia to contribute significantly to kernel development. Technical leadership increasingly focuses on coordination and maintenance rather than direct coding, with most implementation done by a wide contributor base.
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