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Re:Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel Community by Someone on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @07:30PM (#14974756)
So, what's the age distribution of contributors to the main tree, and how does it develop over time?

This _might_ show a long-term risk for Linux.

Re:Why GitHub Can't Host the Linux Kernel Community by wongarsu on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:09PM (#14975028)
80% of the kernel development is done by companies who want their code in the kernel (whether that's because they develop hardware or because that's less work than maintaining their own patchset).