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n1. I think it's quite a notable feat, spanning years. I tried to back this up by providing a couple of (early) resources, the one in Czech (root.cz) is a major Czech online journal for everything about linux/unix. You can help me in this by adding more reactions.

n2. How many ppl on this planet are able to dev a kernel?

n3. Was this (the cause of it, that is) notable? > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linux_kernel&oldid=364073541

(Sidenote: Given the dev's first name, I only regret he didn't call the new kernel "Lux".)

MartinDrapela (talk) 09:13, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding n1 and n2, I'd argue that developing a kernel in and of itself isn't really a notable feat. I personally know people who have accomplished something comparable, and there's plenty of comparable projects that aren't notable enough to be on Wikipedia. In particular, in the context of Wikipedia, sustained and substantial coverage by reliable secondary sources is what counts. Among the references cited, is a Hacker News item that links to the blogpost and the blogpost itself, neither of which are reliable secondary sources. This leaves only the root.cz article, which may be a reliable secondary source, but I presume that doesn't establish sustained coverage (yet). So I'd argue it's too early to say, if this is all just a consequence of getting to the top of Hacker News, or whether substantial coverage will continue.

Regarding n3, by 2001 Linux was definitely notable. It was around since 1991, and there had been at least half a decade of mainstream media coverage, including multiple TV interviews with Linus Torvalds. Red Hat already existed at that time and already had its IPO by that point. So Linux in 2001 was by no means comparable to this. Also, I'm not sure Wikipedia back in 2001 worked nearly the same way it does today.

At any rate, here's some stuff I found that may or may not be reliable secondary sources on the topic:

--Lukflug (talk) 13:43, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]