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About kernel.org (Developer Tools)

This page provides details about kernel.org (Developer Tools) which was ranked #2 out of 194 in the list of sources (5 citations (5.2% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 1 question: "What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: GitHub, Linux, Kubernetes, Git, Linus Torvalds.

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Pages from kernel.org (1 link)

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kernel.org 5 2.5

Brands Referenced By This Website (5 brands)

Brand Voice Mentions
GitHub GitHub 100% 94
Linux Linux 38.1% 59
Kubernetes Kubernetes 7.8% 21
Git Git 2.8% 8
Linus Torvalds Linus Torvalds 0.9% 4

Citations from AI Responses

Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (1 citation)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] oT, and cloud technologies. ### **Python Software Foundation** [Python Software Foundation](https://www.python.org/psf-landing/) - Manages the development and community around the Python programming language. ## Leading Open Source Projects by Category ### **Operating Systems** **Linux Kernel** [Linux Kernel](https://www.kernel.org) - The core of most server infrastructure and Android devices worldwide. **Ubuntu** [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com) - Popular Linux distribution by Canonical, known for user-friendliness and enterprise support. **Fedora** [Fedora](https://getfedora.org) - Community-driven Linux distribution sponsore [...]

kernel.org December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (2 citations)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] , (5) clear licensing (typically [OSI](https://opensource.org/)-approved; see [OSI Licenses](https://opensource.org/licenses)). Many teams also track license identifiers via [SPDX](https://spdx.dev/). --- ## Leading open-source projects (by category) ### Operating systems & core infrastructure - [Linux (kernel)](https://www.kernel.org/) — foundation for most servers, containers, Android, etc. - [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/) (by [Canonical](https://canonical.com/)) — popular Linux distribution for cloud/dev. - [Debian](https://www.debian.org/) — community-run, stability-focused distro powering many others. - [Fedora](https://fedor [...]

kernel.org December 30, 2025

[...] [EnterpriseDB (PostgreSQL)](https://www.enterprisedb.com/), [MariaDB plc](https://mariadb.com/), [ClickHouse, Inc.](https://clickhouse.com/company/) --- ## Recognized experts & thought leaders (representative) - [Linus Torvalds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds) — creator/lead of the [Linux kernel](https://www.kernel.org/). - [Richard Stallman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman) — founder of the [Free Software Foundation](https://www.fsf.org/) and the [GNU Project](https://www.gnu.org/). - [Guido van Rossum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_van_Rossum) — creator of [Python](https://www.python.org/). [...]

kernel.org December 30, 2025

Google Gemini Flash (latest) (1 citation)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] he backbone of modern computing, powering everything from cloud infrastructure to mobile devices. Below is a comprehensive overview of the current landscape. ### 1. Leading Brands and Products Open-source projects are generally categorized by their utility in the stack: * **Operating Systems:** [Linux Kernel](https://www.kernel.org/) remains the gold standard. Popular distributions include [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/) and [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/). * **Cloud & Infrastructure:** [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) for container orchestration and [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) for containerization. * **Data Scien [...]

kernel.org December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (1 citation)

What are the best Open Source Projects options available today? Please provide a comprehensive overview including: the leading brands and products, top companies and service providers, recognized experts and thought leaders, promising startups and new market entrants, major industry events and conferences, active communities and forums, and influential publications and media covering this space.

[...] Hub stars and ecosystem size: | Project | Description | Key Metrics/Source | Official Link | |---------|-------------|-------------------|---------------| | **Linux Kernel** | Core OS kernel powering servers, Android, and supercomputers. | 180k+ stars; [GitHub](https://github.com/torvalds/linux) | [kernel.org](https://www.kernel.org/) | | **Kubernetes** | Container orchestration platform (CNCF project). | 110k+ stars; used by 96% of orgs per [CNCF Survey 2023](https://www.cncf.io/reports/cncf-annual-survey-2023/) | [kubernetes.io](https://kubernetes.io/) | | **React** | JavaScript library for UIs (Meta). | 220k+ stars; top fron [...]

kernel.org December 30, 2025

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