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[–] expr@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Changes can come from anywhere. The Linux kernel itself doesn't use any central repository like Github, it's instead done via emailing patches that are eventually merged into the mainline kernel repository managed by Linus.

It is 100% decentralized.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like it's centralized around Linus...

[–] expr@programming.dev 1 points 10 hours ago

It's just for the "last mile" where code gets packaged up into releases. There's still thousands of developers that have all of the code on their machines as well, it's just that their local repos aren't the ones that end up in the hands of end users.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

mainline kernel repository managed by Linus.

It is 100% decentralized.

But... How does that work? The code has to be stored somewhere...

[–] bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 16 hours ago

Linus memorises it.

[–] who@feddit.org 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

How does that work? The code has to be stored somewhere…

The code is replicated by everyone who works on it, and on various public and private servers, so you might say it's stored everywhere.