Linux Kernel Developer Panel
summary
Companies fund kernel work because it buys access to expertise and influences direction, not just free code, with about 10–20% volunteers and companies like Facebook citing huge savings from open hardware efforts. Subsystems now run automated regression suites and share failing benchmarks, Intel’s zero-day testing feeds compile and performance regressions, a posted Postgres test case reproduces a storage performance bug, and UEFI secure boot works with opt-in signing and distro policy choices.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Panelist introductions
- 2:27Motivations for upstream work
- 7:28Corporate ecosystem and collaboration
- 12:12Maintaining openness and culture
- 16:54User feedback and communication
- 26:09Innovation versus conservatism
- 32:24Testing and regression management
- 40:18UEFI, security, and wrap-up
