Linux kernel development, greg kroahhartman git merge 2016. If anyone knows linux kernel driver development, its greg kroah hartman, whos been working deep in linux for over a decade. He is currently responsible for the stable linux kernel releases, and is a maintainer of the usb, tty, and driver core subsystems in the. The creator of linux on the future without him bloomberg. Linux kernel development, greg kroahhartman git merge. Hear from greg kroahhartman about his long involvement with linux. Linux is the largest software development project on the. Oct 22, 2018 greg kroah hartman, the temporary head of the linux project, has released version 4. Kernel guru greg kroahhartman joins linux foundation. Finally, individuals and corporations develop thirdparty nongnu components. These takeaways, and more detailed information on linux kernel development, can be found in the 2016 linux kernel development report, cowritten with lwns jon corbet. Oct 02, 2018 in this article, linux kernel maintainer greg kroah hartman provides a glimpse into how the kernel community deals with vulnerabilities. Greg kroahhartman, the stable linux kernel maintainer, could have prefaced his open source summit europe keynote speech, mds, fallout, zombieland, and linux, by. Linux foundation, and he serves on the program committee for open.
Greg kroah hartman is the lead maintainer for the linux kernel and guides its development. Gnu linux is a collaborative effort between the gnu project, formed in 1983 to develop the gnu operating system and the development team of linux, a kernel. Greg kroahhartman fellow the linux foundation linkedin. In this article, linux kernel maintainer greg kroahhartman provides a glimpse into how the kernel community deals with vulnerabilities. Kernel guru greg kroahhartman joins linux foundation infoworld. Top linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman gave a new. Kroahhartman created and maintains the linux driver project. Top linux developer on intel chip security problems. Greg kroahhartman, who is torvaldss righthand man, can receive upwards of 1,000 emails a day from linux developers debating the merits of the various tweaks. He worked for novell in the suse labs division and, as of 1. Greg kroahhartman has been building the linux kernel since 1996 and started writing linux kernel drivers in 1999. How to exit and save or just to exit inside a make.
He is also currently the maintainer for the linux stable kernel branch and a variety of different subsystems that include usb, staging, driver core, tty, and sysfs, among others. Leading kernel maintainer greg kroahhartman joins the. When you plug a device into a linux system and it works out of the box, the credit goes to kroah hartman. Kernel guru greg kroahhartman joins linux foundation pcworld. Greg kroahhartman gkh is a major linux kernel developer. Im greg kroahhartman, linux kernel developer, ama again. Nov 16, 2016 the linux kernel is the largest collaborative software development project ever. Feb 01, 2012 kroah hartman is one of the chief developers working on the linux kernel and handles a staggeringly large set of duties in maintaining the software. Greg kroahhartman greg kroahhartman discusses the inner workings of the massive development project that is linux. Usbview for linux i o networks edgeport usb linux driver. Greg kroah hartman greg kroah hartman discusses the inner workings of the massive development project that is linux. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. Greg kroahhartman is a fellow at the linux foundation, where he takes part in many of the developments in the kernel.
Greg kroahhartman is among a distinguished group of software developers who maintain linux at the kernel level. As of april 20 he is the linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, the staging subsystem, usb, driver core, debugfs, kref, kobject, and the sysfs kernel subsystems, userspace io, and tty layer. Greg kroah hartman is among a distinguished group of software developers who maintain linux at the kernel level. This is the web site for the book, linux kernel in a nutshell, by greg kroah hartman, published by oreilly. In the interview, kroah hartman talks about downsides of living in the hague. One of the principle maintainers of the linux kernel, greg kroahhartman, has joined the linux foundation as a fellow, the same position held by linux creator linus torvalds, the foundation. Jun 16, 2015 the creator of linux on the future without him. You cant get rid of bugs, of course, they are part of the software development process.
While the cycle hasnt seen the most commits ever, it did introduce the new code of conduct. He discusses security in the postspectre world, remembers when microsoft joined the linux distros mailing list, and acknowledges goodnaturedly that he and richard stallman. Write and submit your first linux kernel patch youtube. Greg kroahhartman is a fellow at the linux foundation. Nov 18, 2009 if anyone knows linux kernel driver development, its greg kroahhartman, whos been working deep in linux for over a decade.
Greg kroah hartman, the stable linux kernel maintainer, says were going to see intel chip security problems for. Kernel guru greg kroahhartman joins linux foundation it. Sep 04, 2017 in the sometimescontentious linux kernel developer community, the gentle giant of a man greg kroah hartman is the friendliest face. Kroahhartman is one of the chief developers working on the linux kernel and handles a staggeringly large set of duties in maintaining the software. In the interview, kroahhartman talks about downsides of living in the hague. Former suse fellow greg kroahhartman will continue to work on linux in his new role.
I recall the first time they showed up and how we had a firewall issue dod entity that was causing problems with the virtual environment for a course they were providing, the instructor provided a quick solution on the fly that allowed the course to run without a hitch. Lessons learned in 25 years of linux kernel development. This episode was a dive into how open source software gets built at scale and what is in store for the future. William john sullivan is the executive director of the free software foundation, which in turn supports the gnu components. Greg kroahhartman is a major linux kernel developer. Hartmann software group training the it professional. I had worked with hartmann software for over 5 years, the instructor corps. The kubernetes project has drawn comparable attention to the size. Oct 28, 2019 top linux developer on intel chip security problems.
He discusses security in the postspectre world, remembers when microsoft joined the linux distros mailing list, and acknowledges goodnaturedly that he and richard stallman approach things from a different standpoint. Jul 07, 2016 what has 21 million lines of code, 4000 contributors, and more changes per day than most software projects have in months, or even years. Linux kernel chief exits suse, takes vendorneutral. Linux kernel chief exits suse, takes vendorneutral oversight role as linux kernel maintainer greg kroah hartman joins the linux foundation, he jon brodkin feb 1, 2012 5. Greg kroahhartman discusses the inner workings of the massive development project that is linux. Linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman like to use arch. What makes them angry is that they are engaged in software development, but they have to fix bugs at the hardware level. Greg kroah hartman on the linux driver project for over a year now, the linux driver project ldp has offered free development of hardware drivers. By greg kroahhartman as a core member of the linux kernel team, greg will show us how to write a kernel patch. The stable kernel maintainer greg kroah hartman talked in the video during the open source summit and talked about the security of the spectre world. Kroah hartman is among a distinguished group of software developers that maintain linux at the kernel level. Greg kroah hartman fellow at the linux foundation amsterdam binnenstad en oostelijk havengebied, provincie noordholland, nederland 332 connecties.
Linux is the largest software project on the planet. The stable kernel maintainer greg kroahhartman talked in the video during the open source summit and talked about the security of the spectre world. Top linux kernel developer greg kroah hartman gave a new 30minute interview with tfir during the open source summit, 2019. Kroahhartman is among a distinguished group of software developers that maintain linux at the kernel level. You should have received a copy of the gnu general public license along with this program. Greg kroahhartman, the stable linux kernel maintainer, could have prefaced his open source summit europe keynote speech, mds, fallout, zombieland, and linux, by paraphrasing winston churchill. During the coreos fest in berlin last month, leading linux kernel developer greg kroah hartman shared some insights on security, noting all bugs might be a security breach. He is currently the maintainer of the usb, pci, driver core and sysfs subsystems in the kernel source tree and is also one half of the stable kernel release team. One of the principle maintainers of the linux kernel, greg kroah hartman, has joined the linux foundation as a fellow, the same position held by linux creator linus torvalds, the foundation announced.
To refresh everyones memory, i did this 5 years ago here and lots of those answers there are still the. The commanderinchief of the linux stable branch the following interview is part of a series, called open source leaders, where we profile project leaders in the open source it community, to learn more about how they developed their software. One of the principle maintainers of the linux kernel, greg kroahhartman, has joined the linux foundation as a fellow, the same position held by linux creator linus torvalds, the foundation announced. Linux developers threaten to pull kill switch linux powers the internet, the android in your pocket, and perhaps even some of your household appliances. He also created linuxhotplug, the udev project, and the linux driver project.
Where the kernel meets the hardware, edition 3 ebook written by jonathan corbet, alessandro rubini, greg kroahhartman. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read linux device drivers. Here is the keynote by greg kroahhartman at coreos fest, berlin. Greg kroah hartman heeft 7 functies op zijn of haar profiel. This talk will cover the steps necessary to properly compose, describe, and submit a. Linux driver chief went looking for microsoft infoworld. In his role as linux foundation fellow, kroahhartman will continue his work as the maintainer for the linux stable kernel branch and a variety of subsystems while working in a fully neutral. Greg hartmann is presidentceo at national veterinary assoc inc. In this interview, greg talks about how the linux project has accommodated the accelerating rate of change for the kernel, and offers some insight on where linux.
Kroah hartman is one of the chief developers working on the linux kernel and handles a staggeringly large set of duties in maintaining the software. Top linux kernel developer greg kroahhartman gave a new 30minute interview with tfir during the open source summit, 2019. In his role as linux foundation fellow, he continues his work as the maintainer for the linux stable kernel branch and a variety of subsystems while working in a fully neutral environment. My sons school actually mandates that they all have macbooks. Along with mutt and vim and git, software tools i use every day are chrome and thunderbird for some email accounts that mutt doesnt work well. In this interview, greg talks about how the linux project has accommodated the accelerating rate of change for the kernel, and offers some insight on where linux is headed. Kroahhartman spent two days holed up with a copy of the linux device drivers book and wrote a driver for a usb to serial port device that he. Free, libre and open source software floss means that everyone has the freedom to use it, see how it works, and change it. Greg kroahhartman explica como a comunidade do kernel esta. Greg kroahhartman is a linux foundation fellow, and a longtime kernel contributor and maintainer. The author greg hartman explains how to build the configuration file.
Greg kroah hartman is a fellow at the linux foundation, where he takes part in many of the developments in the kernel. As long as the software is being written, there will be. Kernel guru greg kroahhartman joins linux foundation cio. View gregory hartman s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In this video, greg kroahhartman provides an inside view of how the largest, fastest software project of all absorbs. In his role as linux foundation fellow, he continues his work as the maintainer for the linux stable kernel branch and a variety of subsystems while working in a fully. Where the kernel meets the hardware, edition 3 ebook written by jonathan corbet, alessandro rubini, greg kroah hartman.
San francisco, february 1, 2012 the linux foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of linux, today announced that greg kroahhartman is joining the organization as fellow. Along with mutt and vim and git, software tools i use every day are chrome and thunderbird. Linux kernel governance with greg kroahhartman software. Greg kroah hartman, the linux kernel maintainer, was most annoyed when asked about a video interview. In this video, greg kroahhartman provides an inside view of how the largest, fastest software project of all absorbs so many changes while maintaining a high. Im greg kroah hartman, linux kernel developer, ama again. Linux driver chief went looking for microsoft greg kroah hartman, the linux driver project lead and a novell fellow, pressed microsoft to submit to the linux kernel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Im a linux kernel maintainer and a linux foundation fellow.
Contribute to gregkhkernel development development by creating an account on github. Which command should i use to save the choices for the. Novell gave its employee and the project initiator greg kroah hartman a sabbatical for driver programming. Renowned linux kernel developer greg kroah hartman announced that the linux 5. This talk will discuss exactly how linux is developed, how fast it is happening, and how we all try to stay sane. In his role as a linux foundation fellow, he continues his work as the maintainer for the linux stable kernel branch and a variety of subsystems while working in a fully neutral environment. Although the linux driver project has enough developers, they arent all working at full capacity, says kroah hartman in his blog. Greg kroah hartman gkh is a major linux kernel developer.
My write a real, working, linux driver talk and source. Greg kroah hartman as linus torvalds once said, most security holes are bugs, and bugs are part of the software development process. Where the kernel meets the hardware kindle edition by corbet, jonathan, rubini, alessandro, kroah hartman, greg. Apr 10, 2008 the driver project launched by kernel developer greg kroah hartman doesnt have enough hardware to work on. As of april 20 he is the linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, the staging subsystem, usb, driver core, debugfs, kref, kobject, and the sysfs kernel subsystems, userspace io with hans j.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading linux device drivers. Linux is the largest software development project on the planet. Written by a leading developer and maintainer of the linux kernel, linux kernel in a nutshell is a comprehensive overview of kernel configuration and building, a critical task for linux. Greg is among a distinguished group of software developers who maintain linux at the kernel level. The linux kernel, thus, has become a common resource developed on a massive scale by companies that are fierce competitors in other areas. Leading kernel maintainer greg kroahhartman joins the linux. He worked for novell in the suse labs division and, as of 1 february 2012, works at the linux foundation. Greg kroahhartman as linus torvalds once said, most security holes are bugs, and bugs are part of the software development process. As long as the software is being written, there will be bugs. Greg kroahhartman reveals his new favorite linux distro. Greg kroah hartman has been building the linux kernel since 1996 and started writing linux kernel drivers in 1999.
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