Is Linux graying?
The Linux kernel panel at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is usually a glimpse into Linux's future, but this week, it was also a reflection on how far Linux has come and how its leadership is growing older.
This annual panel was, as usual, chaired by Jonathan Corbet, editor in chief of the Linux Weekly News, the best hardcore Linux techie news site. During the course of the conversation, Corbet, looking around at the group of top Linux kernel developers, asked "Is the Linux kernel developer crew getting too old?"
Too old is, of course, a vague term. After all, Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator and leader, is just 40. Still, it is a clear that Linux's top kernel leaders aren't kids anymore.
