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Intel has announced
the acquisition of Linutronix.

Linutronix is comprised of a team of highly qualified and motivated
employees with a wealth of experience and involvement in the
ongoing development of Linux. Led by CEO Heinz Egger and CTO Thomas
Gleixner, Linutronix is the architect of PREEMPT_RT (Real Time) and
the leading technology provider for industrial Linux. Gleixner has
been the principal maintainer of x86 architecture in the Linux
kernel since 2008.

The plan is evidently to continue to run Linutronix as an independent
company rather than absorbing it into Intel.