Linux Kernel Developers Summit Explained

The Linux Kernel Developers Summit is an annual gathering of the top Linux kernel developers. Attendance at the summit is by invitation only, and the conference was first held in San Jose in March, 2001.[1] It was organized by Theodore Ts'o to provide a face to face venue for kernel developers to discuss current and future issues surrounding Linux kernel development, and was initially run by Usenix and then VA Linux's Open Source Developer's Network.[2] Subsequent summits from 2002 to 2006 were held the two days prior to the Ottawa Linux Symposium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the same conference center with Usenix providing all of the logistical support. The 2007 Kernel Summit was held on 4–6 September 2007 at the DeVere University Arms Hotel in Cambridge, England, and was the first time the summit was moved outside of North America.

The discussions at the kernel summit have traditionally been highly technical, with a focus on issues that were not getting resolution via electronic mail. In recent years, however, the summit has been gradually focusing more on higher level development process issues.[3] An example of an important development process decision made at the kernel summit was the decision to move to a rolling stable 2.6 kernel every few months, instead of the formerly used model utilizing a 1–2-year development cycle.[4] The Linux Technical Advisory Board is elected at a bird-of-a-feather session at the Linux Kernel Summit.[5]

The summit usually hosts around 80 or so attendees.

Date Host countryLocation Website Summary
March 30–31, 2001 [6] [7] [8]
June 24–25, 2002 Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario[9] [10] [11] [12]
July 21–22, 2003 [13] [14]
July 19–20, 2004 [15] [16]
July 18–19, 2005 [17] [18] [19]
July 16–18, 2006 [20] [21]
September 4–6, 2007 [22] [23]
September 15–16, 2008 [24]
October 18–20, 2009 [25] [26]
November 1–2, 2010 [27] [28]
October 23–25, 2011 [29] [30]
August 27–29, 2012 N/A [31]
October 23–25, 2013 [32] [33]
August 18–20, 2014 [34] [35]
October 26–28, 2015 [36] [37]
October 31–November 1, 2016 [38]
October 24-26, 2017 [39]
November 13-15, 2018 [40]
September 12, 2019 [41]

Notes and References

  1. Michelle . Dilio . April 2001 . Linux Coders Offer Kernel Wishes . Wired . 2007-10-30.
  2. Chris . DiBona . April 2001 . The Linux Kernel Summit . Linux Journal . 2007-10-30.
  3. Jonathan . Corbet . August 2007 . Looking ahead to Kernel Summit 2007. LinuxWorld . 2007-10-30.
  4. Peter . Galli . August 2005 . Torvalds: How to Keep Linux Kernel on Course . eWeek . 2007-10-30.
  5. Web site: Jeremy . Andrews . Linux: Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board . August 2007 . KernelTrap . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071018032107/http://kerneltrap.org/node/14222 . 2007-10-18 .
  6. Web site: Linux 2.5 Developer's Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  7. Farrow . Rik . April 2001 . Linux 2.5 Kernel Developers Summit . Login . Usenix . 2007-10-30.
  8. Corbet . Jonathan . April 2001 . The Linux 2.5 kernel summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  9. Web site: 2002 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  10. Sharp . David . August 2002 . 2002 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Login . 88–91 . Usenix . 2007-10-30.
  11. Corbet . Jonathan . August 2002 . The Ottawa Kernel Summit, Day One . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  12. Corbet . Jonathan . August 2002 . The Ottawa Kernel Summit, Day Two . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  13. Web site: 2003 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  14. Corbet . Jonathan . July 2003 . The 2003 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  15. Web site: 2004 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  16. Corbet . Jonathan . July 2004 . The 2004 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  17. Web site: 2005 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  18. Corbet . Jonathan . October 2005 . 2005 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Login . 55–57 . Usenix . 2007-10-30.
  19. Corbet . Jonathan . July 2005 . The 2005 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  20. Web site: 2006 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  21. Corbet . Jonathan . July 2006 . The 2006 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  22. Web site: 2007 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . 2007-10-30 . Usenix.
  23. Corbet . Jonathan . September 2007 . The 2007 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2007-10-30.
  24. Corbet . Jonathan . September 2008 . The 2008 Linux Kernel Developers Summit . Linux Weekly News . Eklektix . 2008-12-03.
  25. Web site: 9th Annual Linux Kernel Summit. 2009-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090831113351/http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kernel-summit. 2009-08-31. dead.
  26. Corbet. Jonathan. 2009-10-19. The 2009 Linux Kernel Summit. Linux Weekly News. Eklektix. 2009-10-23.
  27. Web site: Kernel Summit 2010. 2011-01-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100802030928/http://ksummit2010.kernel.org/home. 2010-08-02.
  28. Corbet. Jonathan. 2010-11-02. The 2010 Kernel Summit. Linux Weekly News. Eklektix. 2011-01-22.
  29. Web site: Kernel Summit 2011. 2011-09-29.
  30. Linux Weekly News. 2016-09-20. 2011-10-24. The 2011 Kernel Summit.
  31. 2012-08-29. The 2012 Kernel Summit. Linux Weekly News. Eklektix. 2013-08-13.
  32. Web site: Kernel Summit 2013. 2014-08-26.
  33. 2013-10-29. The 2013 Kernel Summit. Linux Weekly News. 2014-08-26.
  34. Web site: Kernel Summit 2014. 2014-08-26.
  35. 2014-08-20. The 2014 Kernel Summit. Linux Weekly News. 2014-08-26.
  36. Web site: Kernel Summit 2015. 2016-09-20.
  37. 2015-11-01. The 2015 Kernel Summit. Linux Weekly News. 2016-09-20.
  38. Web site: Linux Kernel Summit 2016.
  39. Web site: Linux Kernel Summit 2017.
  40. Web site: Linux Kernel Summit 2018.
  41. Web site: Linux Kernel Summit 2019.