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Jul 25, 2026 · Fundamentals

Billions of Devices Depend on His Linux Code—Who Will Take Over When He Retires?

Andrew Morton, the 66‑year‑old maintainer of Linux's memory‑management subsystem that powers billions of devices, announced his retirement, leaving the community to confront a critical bus‑factor problem and the daunting task of finding a successor for one of the kernel's most complex components.