The
Linux kernel sits at the core of all Linux-based operating systems and
is produced in an open-source, multi-stakeholder process. It's a process
that has evolved over the last two decades, with a steady flow of new
developers pouring into the community and contributing code. In a new
report released by The Linux Foundation Feb. 18, the pace of Linux code
contribution is detailed with data looking at eight Linux kernel
releases in 15 months—beginning with the Linux 3.11 kernel, released in
September 2013, and ending with Linux 3.18, which debuted Dec. 8, 2014.
The Linux development report finds that more than 80 percent of code
contributed to the Linux kernel comes from developers who are paid for
their work. The overall number of developers is also growing, with 1,458
contributing code for the Linux 3.18 release. Looking at the companies
that contribute to Linux, Intel continues to lead the way, with 10.5
percent of code contributions during the development period covered in
the report. In this slide show, eWEEK examines key data points on the
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