Linux Kernel Project Unveils Continuity Plan for Post-Linus Era
Documentation process outlines succession planning for kernel leadership with Linux Foundation and Maintainers Summit coordination.
The Linux kernel project has published a continuity document outlining succession planning for kernel leadership in the post-Linus Torvalds era.
Document Overview
The "Linux project continuity document," drafted by Dan Williams, was merged into kernel documentation ahead of Linux 6.19-rc7. The document addresses a critical question: what happens if Torvalds is no longer able to lead the project?
Succession Process
The process centers on an organizer defined as the last Maintainer Summit organizer or current Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Chair. Within 72 hours, this organizer opens a discussion with invitees of the most recently concluded Maintainers Summit.
Transition Planning
A meeting of those invitees and the Technical Advisory Board will consider options for ongoing management of the top-level kernel repository, consistent with maximizing long-term project health. Next steps are communicated to the broader community through the ksummit mailing list.
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