Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LKML | 1 |
| Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) canonical | 1 |
| linux-kernel mailing list | 1 |
| [email protected] | 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)]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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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 |
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
LKML
|
| accessModel | public ⓘ |
| associatedTool |
Git
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surface form:
git
patchwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Linus Torvalds ⓘ |
| communicationMedium | email ⓘ |
| communityType | technical developer community ⓘ |
| createdFor | Linux kernel developers ⓘ |
| hasArchive |
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
lkml.org
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
lore.kernel.org/lkml
|
| hasTaggingSystem | email subject prefixes like [PATCH] and [RFC] ⓘ |
| hostedOn |
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
vger.kernel.org
|
| 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 community ⓘ
surface form:
Linux kernel maintainers
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 community
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux kernel development
|
| 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
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discussion of Linux kernel design ⓘ discussion of Linux kernel implementation ⓘ review of kernel patches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
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abbreviation
→
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Linux Kernel Mailing List
this entity surface form:
LKML
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
→
hostedOn
→
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Linux Kernel Mailing List
this entity surface form:
vger.kernel.org
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
→
hasArchive
→
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Linux Kernel Mailing List
this entity surface form:
lkml.org
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
→
hasArchive
→
Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Linux Kernel Mailing List
this entity surface form:
lore.kernel.org/lkml
this entity surface form:
[email protected]
this entity surface form:
linux-kernel mailing list