"The Linux kernel project has finally answered one of the biggest questions gripping the community: what happens if Linus Torvalds is no longer able to lead it? The " Linux project continuity document," drafted by Dan Williams, was merged into its documentation last week, just ahead of the release of Linux 6.19-rc7. Notably, the document's path is Documentation/process/conclave.rst. It notes that the kernel development project is "widely distributed, with over 100 maintainers each working to keep changes moving through their own repositories.""
"But "the final step... is a centralized one where changes are pulled into the mainline repository." And that is "normally done by Linus Torvalds," though "there are others who can do that work when the need arises." It delicately adds: "Should the maintainers of that repository become unwilling or unable to do that work going forward (including facilitating a transition), the project will need to find one or more replacements without delay.""
The kernel project is widely distributed, with over 100 maintainers working through their own repositories. The final step in development is centralized when changes are pulled into the mainline repository, a task normally performed by Linus Torvalds with others able to perform the role when needed. If repository maintainers become unwilling or unable to perform or facilitate a transition, replacements must be found without delay. The plan designates $ORGANIZER—either the last Maintainer Summit organizer or the current LF Technical Advisory Board Chair—to open a discussion within 72 hours with recent Maintainers Summit invitees and the TAB and to chair a prompt meeting to consider options that maximize the project's long-term health; if no summit occurred in the prior 15 months, the TAB will select attendees and invitees may bring additional maintainers.
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