[nflug] YouTube -Linux Kernel stats - question about *BSD comparison

[Daniel V]

I´m not a developer, but this got my attention...

~1:30 2.6.20 to 2.6.25 kernel, this is what changed per day
¨very chaotic¨

4,300 lines added
1,800 lines removed
1,500 lines modified

per day 2007-2008

~1:46 ¨This is the stable kernel, this is a stable development process.¨

~2:35 ¨We broke all the software development rules, If that doesn´t make you guys scared, it should.¨

Per ¨The Linux Kernel" by Greg Koah-Hartman
Google Tech Talks June, 5 2008 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SED6sewRw
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Question: How does this stack up against *BSD development ?

--- On Wed, 10/8/08, Darin Perusich <Darin.Perusich at cognigencorp.com> wrote:

> From: Darin Perusich <Darin.Perusich at cognigencorp.com>
> Subject: [nflug] YouTube - Greg Kroah Hartman on the Linux Kernel
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 9:17 AM
> Very interesting discussion on Linux kernel development that
> I thought
> many of you would enjoy.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SED6sewRw
> 
> -- 
> Darin Perusich
> Unix Systems Administrator
> Cognigen Corporation
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