Kernel coding changes.


	Kernel coding changes.

sparklingdreams

7-8-2007 8:08 PM

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linux, kernel, hacking, code

sparklingdreams says:

this is an awesome article on the current changes in linux kernel development.

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Kernel release 2.6.11 of March 2005 had 475 developers, and the upcoming 2.6.22 release this month has 920 developers, Kroah-Hartman said. 
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The large contributor base, huge code base (8.2m lines) and rapid change means that it is impossible to maintain quality kernel space code for Linux outside the development process. Kroah-Hartman said: "You're never going to be able to catch up. It's just physically impossible. If your company isn't showing up here and you need to affect how Linux is developing in the future, you need to get involved."
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