Linus Torvalds announced the seventh release candidate for the Linux kernel 6.13 and suggested in the postscript to send a guitar pedal he personally assembled to one of the kernel developers. Linus noted that he has a hobby of soldering small electronic devices, which are neither too complex nor too simple.
Effects pedals for use while playing electric guitar are perfect for such a hobby, but Linus does not play guitar, and it makes no sense for him to keep the assembled devices. Therefore, he decided to send his creation as a gift to one of the kernel developers. The recipient of the pedal will be chosen randomly.
To participate in the giveaway, you should send Linus an email with the message 'I want a guitar pedal' and select a kit for building a pedal that is available for sale. Linus will purchase the chosen kit at his own expense, assemble it, and send the finished device by mail. Applications are only accepted from kernel developers whose email addresses are mentioned in commits accepted into the kernel in 2024.
Source: opennet.ru
