Linux

The Linux Kernel is the main component of a Linux operating system (OS) and is the core interface between a computer's hardware and its processes

started in 1996
1,368,576 commits
29,396 contributors

Rank

2 1

Git Repositories

Started

1996-05-15 10,656 days ago

Open Core Products

RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) RedHat (IBM)
Rocky Linux Rocky Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) SUSE

GitHub Stars

187,750 #16

Weekly commits since inception

1996 2010 2025

Weekly contributors since inception

1996 2010 2025

Recent Project Activity

Time Period Commits Contributors
Past 30 days 733 commits #53 259 contributors #11
Past 90 days 9,397 commits #12 1,595 contributors #2
Past 365 days 72,177 commits #7 4,984 contributors #1
Past 1095 days 245,723 commits #8 9,664 contributors #1
All time 1,368,576 commits 29,396 contributors

Contributing Individuals

Contributor 30 days 90 days 365 days 1095 days All time
136 577 2,746 8,033 43,319
9 141 675 2,579 11,841
46 228 1,170 3,240 6,214
1 8 78 877 14,814
3 54 414 1,750 10,614
0 88 464 1,878 10,050
3 57 688 3,699 4,193
26 335 1,121 2,972 2,972
2 25 389 1,059 9,556
0 0 3 3,488 5,475
2 19 541 1,999 6,001
7 162 321 1,275 6,586
0 53 258 955 7,116
0 37 246 1,078 6,704
1 2 333 1,416 5,829
16 Al Viro
4 21 135 440 7,789
0 12 117 156 8,438
6 63 328 1,025 5,458
0 30 566 1,573 3,551
6 30 261 1,033 5,441
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Contributing Companies

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