Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)

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mailing list online discussion forum

The Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) is the primary public forum where Linux kernel developers worldwide discuss design, development, patches, and coordination of the kernel project.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
LKML	1
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) canonical	1
linux-kernel mailing list	1
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org	1
lkml.org	1
lore.kernel.org/lkml	1
vger.kernel.org	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
Context triple: [Linus Torvalds, communicationChannel, Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)]

A. Greg Kroah-Hartman
Greg Kroah-Hartman is a prominent Linux kernel developer best known as the long-time maintainer of the stable kernel branch and a key figure in the kernel community.
B. Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
C. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.
D. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
E. Slackware
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
Target entity description: The Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) is the primary public forum where Linux kernel developers worldwide discuss design, development, patches, and coordination of the kernel project.

A. Greg Kroah-Hartman
Greg Kroah-Hartman is a prominent Linux kernel developer best known as the long-time maintainer of the stable kernel branch and a key figure in the kernel community.
B. Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
C. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.
D. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
E. Slackware
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mailing list ⓘ online discussion forum ⓘ
abbreviation	LKML ⓘ linked to: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
accessModel	public ⓘ
associatedTool	git ⓘ linked to: Git patchwork ⓘ
associatedWith	Linus Torvalds ⓘ
communicationMedium	email ⓘ
communityType	technical developer community ⓘ
createdFor	Linux kernel developers ⓘ
hasArchive	lkml.org ⓘ linked to: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) lore.kernel.org/lkml ⓘ linked to: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
hasTaggingSystem	email subject prefixes like [PATCH] and [RFC] ⓘ
hostedOn	vger.kernel.org ⓘ linked to: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
influenced	development practices of other open source projects ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
licenseOfDiscussedProject	GNU General Public License ⓘ
messageFormat	plain text email ⓘ
moderation	unmoderated ⓘ
notableFor	being the primary public forum for Linux kernel development ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily	Linux ⓘ
participant	Linux kernel contributors ⓘ Linux kernel maintainers ⓘ linked to: Linux kernel community open source developers ⓘ
policy	discourages HTML email ⓘ encourages bottom-posting or interleaved replies ⓘ requires inline patches rather than attachments in many cases ⓘ
primaryTopic	Linux kernel development ⓘ linked to: Linux kernel community
relatedOrganization	Linux Foundation ⓘ Linux kernel community ⓘ
relatedProject	Linux kernel ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
startTime	1990s ⓘ
subjectOf	Linux kernel ⓘ
subscriptionPolicy	open subscription ⓘ
topic	open source software ⓘ operating system kernels ⓘ software engineering ⓘ systems programming ⓘ version control and patch management ⓘ
typicalContent	code review comments ⓘ design discussions ⓘ patch submissions ⓘ regression reports ⓘ release announcements ⓘ
usedFor	coordination of Linux kernel development ⓘ discussion of Linux kernel design ⓘ discussion of Linux kernel implementation ⓘ review of kernel patches ⓘ