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Akamai Delivers Infrastructure Support to Ensure Uninterrupted Linux Kernel Development
Akamai picks up the hosting of kernel.org, bringing long-term stability to development and maintenance of the open source Linux operating system CAMBRIDGE,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Akamai picks up the hosting of kernel.org, bringing long-term stability to development and maintenance of the open source Linux operating system\nCAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Development work on the Linux kernel — the core software that underpins the open source Linux operating system — has a new infrastructure partner in Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. The company's cloud computing service and content delivery network (CDN) will support kernel.org, the main distribution system for Linux kernel source code and the primary coordination vehicle for its global developer network.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAkamai signed a multi-year agreement with the Linux Kernel Organization to provide infrastructure services to the project and its global cohort of developers. The work of these engineers — many of whom work as volunteers — is critical to maintaining the security and performance of the world's most widely deployed open source operating system. Linux and its derivatives are used by most if not all governments, research laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and corporations globally. It powers smartphones, industrial devices, consumer products, and the data centers that enable cloud computing. It also runs most of the internet, all of the world's top 500 supercomputers, and the world's stock exchanges.\nThe Linux kernel is massive — approximately 28 million lines of code. Since 2005, more than 13,500 developers from more than 1,300 different companies have contributed to the Linux kernel. Additionally, there are many kernel versions, and developers update the code constantly, distributing that code to developers who are working on various distributions of Linux. Akamai now delivers the infrastructure that these developers and their users rely on, at no cost, supporting the Git environments developers use to access kernel sources quickly, regardless of where they're based.\n\"Like the rest of the world, Akamai depends on Linux. By supporting kernel.org, we're giving back to the community, just as we've done via our commitments to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF),\" said Alex Chircop, Chief Architect, Akamai Cloud, and member of the CNCF's Technical Oversight Committee. \"The foundation of our cloud platform is built on a long...