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3Linux kernel project continuity
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6The Linux kernel development project is widely distributed, with over
7100 maintainers each working to keep changes moving through their own
8repositories. The final step, though, is a centralized one where changes
9are pulled into the mainline repository. That is normally done by Linus
10Torvalds but, as was demonstrated by the 4.19 release in 2018, there are
11others who can do that work when the need arises.
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13Should the maintainers of that repository become unwilling or unable to
14do that work going forward (including facilitating a transition), the
15project will need to find one or more replacements without delay. The
16process by which that will be done is listed below. $ORGANIZER is the
17last Maintainer Summit organizer or the current Linux Foundation (LF)
18Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Chair as a backup.
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20- Within 72 hours, $ORGANIZER will open a discussion with the invitees
21 of the most recently concluded Maintainers Summit. A meeting of those
22 invitees and the TAB, either online or in-person, will be set as soon
23 as possible in a way that maximizes the number of people who can
24 participate.
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26- If there has been no Maintainers Summit in the last 15 months, the set of
27 invitees for this meeting will be determined by the TAB.
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29- The invitees to this meeting may bring in other maintainers as needed.
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31- This meeting, chaired by $ORGANIZER, will consider options for the
32 ongoing management of the top-level kernel repository consistent with
33 the expectation that it maximizes the long term health of the project
34 and its community.
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36- Within two weeks, a representative of this group will communicate to the
37 broader community, using the ksummit@lists.linux.dev mailing list, what
38 the next steps will be.
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40The Linux Foundation, as guided by the TAB, will take the steps
41necessary to support and implement this plan.