Linux in the Small

Linux in the small refers to the Linux Kernel. That is, the operating system that sits below the user space programs and controls the machines. The Linux Kernel is a very active group of developers. You can see a summary of the weekly activity on the Linux Kernel Mailing List [6].

The mailing list is where the commmunity of kernel developers discuss and argue about various development points. Linux is the largest known example of an open source project having several hundred developers.