Linux Kernel Moves To Github

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Linux Kernel Moves To Github

From Linus Torvalds <>

Date Sun, 4 Sep 2011 16:27:25 -0700

Subject Linux 3.1-rc5

So it's been another week, and it's time for another -rc.

However, master.kernel.org is still down, and there really hasn't been

a ton of development going on, so I considered just skipping a week.

But hey, the whole point (well, *one* of the points) of distributed

development is that no single place is really any different from any

other, so since I did a github account for my divelog thing, why not

see how well it holds up to me just putting my whole kernel repo there

too?

So while kernel.org is down for the count, let's just see how github does:

https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

NOTE! One thing to look out for when you see a new random public

hosting place usage like that is to verify that yes, it's really the

person you think it is. So is it?

You can take a few different approaches:

(a) Heck, it's open source, I don't care who I pull from, I just want

a new kernel, and not having a new update from kernel.org in the last

few days, I *really* need my new kernel fix. I'll take it, because I

need to exercise my CPU's by building randconfig kernels. Besides, I

like living dangerously.

( Yeah, the email looks like it comes from Linus, and we all know

that SMTP cannot possibly be spoofed, so it must be him.

© Ok, I can fetch that tree, and I know that Linus always does

signed tags, and I can verify the 3.1-rc5 tag with Linus known public

GPG key that I have somewhere. If it matches, I don't care who the

person doing the release announcement is, I'll trust that Linus signed

the tree

(d) I'll just wait for kernel.org to feel better.

Whatever works for you.

One thing to note: If you just do

git pull https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

you probably won't get the tags, since it's not your origin branch. So do

git fetch --tags <...>

too, so that you get not only the actual changes, but the tag that you

can verify too.

And I *would* suggest you just pull into an existing tree, rather than

clone a new copy. I bet the github people will appreciate that.

Anything worth saying about the changes themselves? The appended

shortlog pretty much speaks for itself: there really hasn't been much

excitement on the kernel development front.

Now, if you want to talk to me about dive logging software, that's a

whole different kettle of fish..

Linus

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[Zatarra]

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@Zatarra Git-ul e scris de Linus Torvalds, github e doar un serviciu.

Anywhore... Git rulz!