Did the Linux memory management maintainer "just quit"?

8 pointsposted 8 hours ago
by hliyan

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3 Comments

afr0ck

an hour ago

David Hildenbrand, another very involved memory management legend is picking up the role. It will be fine.

throwaway54616

2 hours ago

It's not surprising to see that he wants to retire. Andrew Morton is an absolute legend and deserves it. His work will be felt for a very long time, and his transition plan is also highly professional. All the best to him.

kjs3

2 hours ago

What more do you need to know? The authoritative sources (I think lwn.net is, but I'm sure there's a ton of 'well, ackshually...' opinions) say he's unwinding his role, and that new people are picking it up. Seems pretty non-alarmist, non-brethless when you get out of the douchebag-sphere are do the basic research. But I guess you don't get clicks for "there's a change, it's being handled by adults, nothing to worry about".