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Musing about “commercial” development of Linux

April 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments · Opensource

There’s an interesting study of Linux kernel development that’s been doing the rounds recently. Published this month by the Linux Foundation, it makes for fascinating reading.
While it concentrates on the kernel itself, the report is still exhaustive:

Covers a period of over 3 years
Spread over 14 kernel releases
Relating to 3621 lines added, 1550 lines removed and [...]

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Want a break from being rickrolled? Here you are

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · humour

Tara Hunt recently tweeted that she doesn’t click on links any more, she just assumes that everything is a rickroll. And I have some sympathy with that view: it’s not just the videos that have gone viral, it’s the process itself.
So for Tara and for others amongst you who feel similarly, here’s a link that’s [...]

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