If something happens to Linus Torvalds, there's now a succession plan. Rather than naming a successor, the plan describes a process for selecting successors. However, Torvalds has no plans to retire.

If the designated successor cannot or will not take over the development of the Linux kernel, a meeting will decide on the new head in the future. This hitherto unresolved case is now regulated by a ...

"In the absence of an agreed-upon process, the community would find itself playing Calvinball at an awkward time." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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