<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	I-Application
mailing	I-Application
list	I-Application
(	O
LKML	B-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
electronic	O
mailing	O
list	O
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
development	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
announcements	O
,	O
discussions	O
,	O
debates	O
,	O
and	O
flame	O
wars	O
over	O
the	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
mailing	O
lists	O
exist	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
different	O
subsystems	O
and	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
LKML	B-Application
is	O
the	O
principal	O
communication	O
channel	O
among	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
high-volume	O
list	O
,	O
usually	O
receiving	O
about	O
1,000	O
messages	O
each	O
day	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
code	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Operating_System
utilizes	O
a	O
workflow	O
governed	O
by	O
LKML	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
bazaar	O
"	O
where	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
development	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
book	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Kernel	I-Operating_System
Development	O
,	O
Robert	O
Love	O
notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LKML	B-Application
functions	O
as	O
the	O
central	O
place	O
where	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
developers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
share	O
patches	O
,	O
argue	O
about	O
implementation	O
details	O
,	O
and	O
discuss	O
other	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
are	O
indicated	O
by	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
LKML	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
official	O
place	O
for	O
reporting	O
bugs	O
in	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
case	O
one	O
cannot	O
find	O
the	O
maintainer	O
to	O
whom	O
the	O
bug	O
should	O
be	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Michelle	O
Delio	O
suggests	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
on	O
LKML	B-Application
that	O
Tux	B-Application
,	O
the	O
official	O
Linux	B-Application
mascot	I-Application
,	O
was	O
suggested	O
and	O
refined	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
her	O
reporting	O
in	O
other	O
stories	O
has	O
been	O
disputed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
companies	O
associated	O
with	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
make	O
announcements	O
and	O
proposals	O
on	O
LKML	B-Application
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Novell	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
VMware	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
subscribers	O
include	O
all	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
maintainers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
known	O
figures	O
in	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
circles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jeff	O
V	O
.	O
Merkey	O
and	O
Eric	O
S	O
.	O
Raymond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2000	O
study	O
found	O
that	O
14,535	O
people	O
,	O
from	O
at	O
least	O
30	O
countries	O
,	O
sent	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
email	O
to	O
LKML	B-Application
between	O
1995	O
and	O
2000	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
discussion	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authors	O
of	O
books	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Kernel	I-Operating_System
Development	O
As	O
A	O
Model	O
of	O
Open	O
Source	O
Knowledge	O
Creation	O
and	O
Motivation	O
of	O
Software	O
Developers	O
in	O
Open	O
Source	O
Projects	O
,	O
and	O
Recovering	O
Device	O
Drivers	O
have	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
LKML	B-Application
for	O
their	O
research	O
studies	O
and	O
surveys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LWN.net	O
website	O
frequently	O
covers	O
discussion	O
on	O
the	O
LKML	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
newsletter	O
Kernel	B-Operating_System
Traffic	O
covered	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
the	O
LKML	B-Application
until	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
internet	O
websites	O
include	O
archives	O
of	O
the	O
mailing	O
list	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
marc.info	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linus	O
Torvalds	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
angrily	O
disagreeing	O
with	O
other	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
LKML	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
attitude	O
,	O
which	O
Torvalds	O
considers	O
necessary	O
for	O
making	O
his	O
point	O
clear	O
,	O
has	O
drawn	O
opposition	O
from	O
Intel	O
programmer	O
Sage	O
Sharp	O
and	O
systemd	B-Application
developer	O
Lennart	O
Poettering	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
Torvalds	O
took	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
development	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
improving	O
his	O
behavior	O
and	O
instituted	O
a	O
code	O
of	O
conduct	O
.	O
</s>
