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
1,368,449 commits
29,387 contributors

Rank

2 1

Git Repositories

Started

1996-05-15 10,655 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 667 commits #56 236 contributors #14
Past 90 days 9,578 commits #12 1,602 contributors #2
Past 365 days 72,229 commits #7 4,986 contributors #1
Past 1095 days 245,830 commits #8 9,660 contributors #1
All time 1,368,449 commits 29,387 contributors

Contributing Individuals

Contributor 30 days 90 days 365 days 1095 days All time
129 584 2,758 8,026 43,310
7 139 673 2,589 11,839
35 213 1,155 3,228 6,198
0 7 77 880 14,813
3 55 414 1,751 10,614
0 88 464 1,884 10,050
3 57 688 3,699 4,193
32 342 1,133 2,972 2,972
2 25 391 1,059 9,556
0 0 3 3,496 5,475
1 18 540 1,999 6,000
6 159 318 1,284 6,583
0 54 258 955 7,116
0 37 246 1,078 6,704
0 1 332 1,415 5,828
16 Al Viro
5 21 135 440 7,789
0 12 117 156 8,438
3 61 326 1,024 5,455
0 30 566 1,573 3,551
5 29 260 1,032 5,440
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Contributing Companies

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