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The Linux Kernel documentation ¶ This is the top level of the kernel’s documentation tree. Kernel documentation, like the kernel itself, is very much a work in progress; that is especially true as we work to integrate our many scattered documents into a coherent whole.
Active kernel releases In Releases. There are several main categories into which kernel releases may fall: Prepatch Prepatch or "RC" kernels are mainline kernel pre-releases that are mostly aimed at other kernel developers and Linux enthusiasts. They must be compiled from source and usually contain new features that must be tested before they can be put into a stable release. Prepatch kernels ...
html/latest - Kernel Documentation (mainline) html/next - Kernel Documentation (linux-next) README various README files scattered around Linux kernel source Output of kernel's "make help".
Is Linux Kernel Free Software? Linux kernel is released under the terms of GNU GPL version 2 and is therefore Free Software as defined by the Free Software Foundation. For more information, please consult the documentation: Linux kernel licensing rules
- Introduction ¶ 1.1. Executive summary ¶ The rest of this section covers the scope of the kernel development process and the kinds of frustrations that developers and their employers can encounter there. There are a great many reasons why kernel code should be merged into the official (“mainline”) kernel, including automatic availability to users, community support in many forms, and ...
The Linux Kernel Organization In About. The Linux Kernel Organization is a California Public Benefit Corporation established in 2002 to distribute the Linux kernel and other Open Source software to the public without charge. We are recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c)3 private operating foundation. IRS determination letter California determination letter The Linux Kernel Organization is managed ...