The Linux kernel in Debian
Ben Hutchings
The author
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Professional software developer since 1998
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Debian contributor since 2003
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Regular Linux contributor since 2008
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Maintaining a net driver in my day job, plus core networking
and PCI code as necessary
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Debian kernel contributor since 2008; uploader since 2009
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Initially trying to deal with the non-free firmware issue
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Moved on to triaging bugs, fixing bugs, backporting
features, updating packaging...
Linux kernel
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Started by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as a kernel for i386
PCs:
just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu
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Adopted as the kernel of the Debian system in 1993
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After 20 years' development, supports more hardware
architectures and devices than anything else
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Hardware vendors must provide Linux drivers because
their customers demand it
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Still the default kernel for the Debian system
Linux release model
Debian kernel team
Official Linux kernel packages
Custom Linux kernel packages
Out-of-tree modules
Firmware files
Documentation
Questions?
Credits
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