From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <1D279178-C279-499C-AB77-BD328672B2A3@gmail.com> From: Patrick Kelly To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <3e1162e60909211232j48d15b5du2b471500518ecb4@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-377018218 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:42:05 -0400 References: <13426df10909210922k6dec156ax1051cfe28a00b463@mail.gmail.com> <4AB7BACC.2000004@0x6a.com> <72B06B41-1471-4DA1-B225-E0FD86B56A56@gmail.com> <3e1162e60909211232j48d15b5du2b471500518ecb4@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] linux stats in last year from linuxcon Topicbox-Message-UUID: 73e52ef4-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --Apple-Mail-1-377018218 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sep 21, 2009, at 3:32 PM, David Leimbach wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Kelly > wrote: > > On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Jack Norton wrote: > > ron minnich wrote: > 2.7M lines last year > 10K lines added a day. > 5K lines deleted per day. > > I keep thinking this can't be sustained. What happens next? > > At the same time, well, as pointed out, we all use it all the time. > I'm sending this from gmail. > > Or you can use Linux by googling these stats :-) > > ron > > > Here is a little related tidbit: > http://lwn.net/Articles/222773/ > It shows employer/company vs. changed lines/contributions etc... > I think this has as much to do with the state of the linux kernel > as the overall design and ideal therein. It defines the 'new' open > source. I don't think something this large can benifit anymore > from open source (as in open 'all the time' to anyone, everywhere -- > as opposed to let's say apple's version of open source dev). The > development scheme just doesn't scale. > In any event, I'm still waiting for the damn thing to fork... > > Fork... That's true, everything under the sun has forked, except the > Linux kernel... > > Except for the times when the linux kernel was forked for PPC > support :-). > > Or the fork for running linux on L4. > > or.... Last thing I new all of these ports were merged back into the main tree. Although I guess that would still be considered a port. > > > > > > -Jack > > > --Apple-Mail-1-377018218 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sep 21, 2009, = at 3:32 PM, David Leimbach wrote:



On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Kelly = <kameo76890@gmail.com> = wrote:

On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Jack Norton wrote:
=
ron minnich = wrote:
2.7M lines last = year
10K lines added a day.
5K lines deleted per day.

I = keep thinking this can't be sustained. What happens next?

At = the same time, well, as pointed out, we all use it all the time.
I'm = sending this from gmail.

Or you can use Linux by googling these = stats :-)

ron


Here is a little = related tidbit:
http://lwn.net/Articles/222773/
It shows = employer/company vs. changed lines/contributions etc...
I think this = has as much to do with the state of  the linux kernel as the = overall design and ideal therein.  It defines the 'new' open = source.   I don't think something this large can benifit anymore = from open source (as in open 'all the time' to anyone, everywhere -- as = opposed to let's say apple's version of open source dev).  The = development scheme just doesn't scale.
In any event, I'm still = waiting for the damn thing to fork...

= Fork... That's true, everything under the sun has forked, except the = Linux kernel...

Except for the times = when the linux kernel was forked for PPC support = :-).

Or the fork for running linux on = L4.

or....

Last thing I new all of these ports were merged back into the main = tree. Although I guess that would still be considered a = port.


 

=
-Jack


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