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The '''Linux kernel mailing list (LKML)''' is a [[electronic mailing list]] focusing on the discussion of [[Linux kernel]] development. Many other mailing lists exist to discuss the different subsystems and ports of the linux kernel, but LKML provides the glue that holds the kernel development community together. It is a very high volume list, usually receiving between 200-300 messages a day.

== External links ==

* [http://www.tux.org/lkml/ http://www.tux.org/lkml/] - Official FAQ of the Linux Kernel Mailing List.

=== Linux kernel Mailing List Controversies ===

* [http://www.kerneltraffic.org/ http://www.kerneltraffic.org/] - Periodic newsletters summarizing discussions on LKML and other open source mailing lists.

* [http://lwn.net/ LWN.net, a lkml news digest]

''Main article:[[Jeffrey Vernon Merkey]]''

[[Jeffrey Vernon Merkey]], a controversial Software Engineer, has participated in the [[Linux kernel mailing list]] for many years, and some of his postings have aroused some controversy, including an offer to the kernel developers of $50,000 for the right to make a [[BSD license|BSD-licensed]] version of Linux, an attempt to mediate between the [[SCO Group]] and the Linux community in the [[SCO-Linux controversies]], and an offer to supply peyote to [[New York|New Yorkers]] after the [[9-11]] attacks. Merkey claims that he is not the author of the last of these.

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