r/kernel↗
Linux Kernel News
A moderated community dedicated to technical discussion about the Linux kernel.
26k subscribers56 posts / mo in Sep 202649 authors / mosince 2009
r/kernel has 26k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 56 posts a month from 49 people. Top topics: Linux Kernel Updates和支持, Linux and Networking and Linux Kernels & LTS.
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- Linux Kernel Updates和支持22%
- Linux and Networking9.6%
- Linux Kernels & LTS4.6%
- Linux Desktop2.0%
- Linux Filesystems1.3%
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