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
1,352,383 commits
28,968 contributors

Rank

2 1

Git Repositories

Started

1996-05-15 10,586 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 893 commits #36 326 contributors #9
Past 90 days 12,169 commits #9 1,753 contributors #2
Past 365 days 71,715 commits #8 4,959 contributors #1
Past 1095 days 247,047 commits #8 9,591 contributors #2
All time 1,352,383 commits 28,968 contributors

Contributing Individuals

Contributor 30 days 90 days 365 days 1095 days All time
154 644 2,887 8,072 42,829
4 163 632 2,571 11,681
2 10 114 963 14,807
37 262 1,092 3,160 5,931
5 59 417 1,883 10,539
8 50 523 1,932 9,961
0 79 778 3,797 4,026
6 126 421 1,084 9,534
0 0 11 3,603 5,472
0 93 544 2,055 5,914
49 209 948 2,600 2,600
0 80 407 1,444 5,779
5 48 275 1,291 6,425
2 20 286 1,120 6,655
0 39 239 925 7,035
16 Al Viro
1 5 139 484 7,767
0 51 69 157 8,390
12 53 345 1,011 5,386
0 57 661 1,518 3,446
0 56 259 1,097 5,404
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Contributing Companies

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