What Greg Kroah-Hartman thinks about software quality

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Linux kernel maintainer; runs the stable kernel releases and maintains the USB and driver core subsystems.

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1. 9 Dec 2025

   Our readingNo kernel release should ever break an existing user's code or workflow.

   Their wordsNo kernel release should ever break any existing user's code or workflow.

   ↗Linux kernel version numberskroah.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

2. 5 years earlier

3. 3 Feb 2021

   Our readingSupporting a kernel for 6 years requires constant testing by users of the kernels.

   Their wordsThe above is what I need in order to be able to support a kernel for 6 years, constant testing by users of the kernels.

   ↗Helping Out With Lts Kernel Releaseskroah.com