Linux Kernel Developers Summit

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The Linux Kernel Developers Summit (also known as the Linux Kernel Maintainer 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.

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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 attendees.

Summit locations

DateHost countryLocationWebsiteSummary
March 30–31, 2001Flag of the United States.svg  United States Hyatt Hotel, San Jose, CA [6] [7] [8]
June 24–25, 2002Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario [9] [10] [11] [12]
July 21–22, 2003Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario [13] [14]
July 19–20, 2004Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario [15] [16]
July 18–19, 2005Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario [17] [18] [19]
July 16–18, 2006Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario [20] [21]
September 4–6, 2007Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DeVere University Arms Hotel, Cambridge [22] [23]
September 15–16, 2008Flag of the United States.svg  United States Portland State University, Portland, OR [24]
October 18–20, 2009Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Akihabara Convention Hall, Akihabara, Tokyo [25] [26]
November 1–2, 2010Flag of the United States.svg  United States Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA [27] [28]
October 23–25, 2011Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic [29] [30]
August 27–29, 2012Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Diego, CA N/A [31]
October 23–25, 2013Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom [32] [33]
August 18–20, 2014Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sheraton Chicago, Chicago, IL [34] [35]
October 26–28, 2015Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Conrad Hotel, Seoul, South Korea [36] [37]
October 31–November 1, 2016Flag of the United States.svg  United States Santa Fe Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM [38]
October 24-26, 2017Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Hilton Prague, Prague Czech Republic [39]
November 13-15, 2018Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, Canada [40]
September 12, 2019Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Corinthia Hotel Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal [41]
September 24, 2021Virtual [42]
September 15, 2022Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin, Ireland [43]
November 16, 2023Flag of the United States.svg  United States Richmond, Virginia [44]
September 17, 2024Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna, Austria [45]

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