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
1,368,445 commits
29,387 contributors

Rank

2 1

Git Repositories

Started

1996-05-15 10,652 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 #51 254 contributors #13
Past 90 days 10,687 commits #11 1,696 contributors #2
Past 365 days 72,735 commits #7 5,004 contributors #1
Past 1095 days 246,333 commits #8 9,669 contributors #1
All time 1,368,445 commits 29,387 contributors

Contributing Individuals

Contributor 30 days 90 days 365 days 1095 days All time
2 19 71 284 527
0 17 78 176 722
0 0 0 23 1,328
0 5 56 182 816
0 15 56 222 695
0 0 0 1 1,359
0 6 92 352 352
0 0 4 40 1,259
249 Kees Cook
1 73 146 205 205
0 1 5 105 1,117
0 11 68 175 747
1 16 89 252 505
0 3 29 237 765
0 13 56 304 497
0 0 5 11 1,286
1 14 68 222 603
0 0 8 151 985
0 0 0 0 1,305
0 0 0 0 1,296
0 2 63 128 837
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