Greg Kroah-Hartman Joins The Linux Foundation

Kroah-Hartman, the leading figure of the Linux world, has joined The Linux Foundation as a fellow. Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux is already a fellow of the foundation.

Kroah-Hartman is among a distinguished group of software developers that maintain Linux at the kernel level. In his role as Linux Foundation Fellow, Kroah-Hartman will continue his work as the maintainer for the Linux stable kernel branch and a variety of subsystems while working in a fully neutral environment. He will also work more closely with Linux Foundation members, workgroups, Labs projects, and staff on key initiatives to advance Linux.

"The Linux Foundation does extremely valuable work, and I am proud to join the organization," said Greg Kroah-Hartman. "I'm excited to continue my work on the Linux kernel alongside the best developers in the world and to increase collaboration among Linux Foundation members and kernel developers."

"Greg is among the world's most talented software developers and is providing unmatched contributions to the advancement of Linux," said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. "We're looking forward to working even more closely with Greg and to allow him to expand his focus on the kernel."

Kroah-Hartman created and maintains the Linux Driver Project. He is also currently the maintainer for the Linux stable kernel branch and a variety of different subsystems that include USB, staging, driver core, tty, and sysfs, among others. Most recently, he was a Fellow at SUSE. Kroah-Hartman is an adviser to Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab, a member of The Linux Foundation's Technical Advisory Board, has delivered a variety of keynote addresses at developer and industry events, and has authored two books covering Linux device drivers and Linux kernel development.

Here is a series of exclusive interviews with Greg KH.