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Farewell LPC 2021

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Attendee Survey

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Linux Predictions

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Do you think that Linux will still be as popular 10 years from now?

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Do you think that Linux will still be as popular 10 years from now?

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Do you think that Linux will still be as popular 20 years from now?

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Do you think that Linux will still be as popular 20 years from now?

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Do you think that Linux will remain mainly implemented in the C language 20 years from now?

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Do you think that Linux will remain mainly implemented in the C language 20 years from now?

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Do you think that contributions will continue to come in via mailing lists 20 years from now?

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Do you think that contributions will continue to come in via mailing lists 20 years from now?

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Do you think that git will still be used to collect and manage patches 20 years from now?

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Do you think that git will still be used to collect and manage patches 20 years from now?

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust
  • eBPF

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust
  • eBPF
  • AI

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust
  • eBPF
  • AI
  • RT

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust
  • eBPF
  • AI
  • RT
  • folios

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust
  • eBPF
  • AI
  • RT
  • folios
  • mRNA vaccines

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What emerging technology are you most excited about?

  • Rust
  • eBPF
  • AI
  • RT
  • folios
  • mRNA vaccines
  • Retirement

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What do you think is the biggest concern?

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What do you think is the biggest concern?

A lot more detailed responses to concerns than for exciting new technologies. :)

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What do you think is the biggest concern?

A lot more detailed responses to concerns than for exciting new technologies. :)

  • Security

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What do you think is the biggest concern?

A lot more detailed responses to concerns than for exciting new technologies. :)

  • Security
  • Succession questions
    • Linux after Linus
    • Maintainers’ age
    • Lack of (new) maintainers
    • Lack of you people
    • How to pass on knowledge (no good deep-dive documentation for implementation etc.)

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What do you think is the biggest concern?

A lot more detailed responses to concerns than for exciting new technologies. :)

  • Security
  • Succession questions
    • Linux after Linus
    • Maintainers’ age
    • Lack of (new) maintainers
    • Lack of you people
    • How to pass on knowledge (no good deep-dive documentation for implementation etc.)
  • Fuchsia

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What do you think is the biggest concern?

A lot more detailed responses to concerns than for exciting new technologies. :)

  • Security
  • Succession questions
    • Linux after Linus
    • Maintainers’ age
    • Lack of (new) maintainers
    • Lack of young people
    • How to pass on knowledge (no good deep-dive documentation for implementation etc.)
  • Fuchsia
  • Procedural worries
    • How to make the community more welcoming.
    • Less passive-aggressive on-list interactions.
    • Clear rules to resolve differences of opinion on design and implementation.
    • Resistance to change in workflows and engagement style.

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Any thoughts you want to share about directions where Linux is heading?

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Any thoughts you want to share about directions where Linux is heading?

  • Succession continued…
    • More maintainers
    • More developers
    • Changing maintainership model

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Any thoughts you want to share about directions where Linux is heading?

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Beyond Mars

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Until LPC 2022

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Diamond Sponsor

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Gold Sponsors

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Silver Sponsors

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Speaker Gift Sponsor

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T-Shirt Sponsor

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Conference Services

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LPC 2021 Planning Committee

  • Christian Brauner

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  • Jonathan Corbet

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  • Guy Lunardi

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  • Steven Rostedt
  • David Woodhouse

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  • Elena Zannoni

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  • Kate Stewart

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  • James Bottomley

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Graphic Design

Zohar Nir-Amitin

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https://www.zoharworks.com/

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Free Software

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Free Software: lpcfe!

git://git.lwn.net/lpcfe.git