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Konstantin Ryabitsev of the Linux Foundation

Konstantin Ryabitsev on Udienza: Why Linux kernel development still runs on email, b4 and patch attestation, and the flood of AI-generated patches.

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Who Konstantin Ryabitsev is

Konstantin Ryabitsev has run the infrastructure behind kernel.org at the Linux Foundation since 2011, and wrote b4, the tool many kernel maintainers use to work with patches sent by email.

The conversation

Konstantin Ryabitsev recorded a conversation with the show at Open Source Summit Europe 2026, Prague, on 7 October 2026. It is about why Linux kernel development still runs on email, b4 and patch attestation, and the flood of AI-generated patches. Who else the show met that week is in the write-up of Open Source Summit Europe 2026.

The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is the non-profit home of Linux and of hundreds of open source projects and foundations built around it. Everyone the show has interviewed there is listed on Linux Foundation on Udienza.

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