Who's writing Linux?

Linux & Open Source News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by NetApp Whitepaper: Server virtualization for SMBs Server virtualization is not only meant for the largest enterprise organizations. In this whitepaper, Server Virtualization for Small and Medium-size Businesses, learn how this technology is ideal for smaller IT shops. This whitepaper explains how simplifying hardware and server applications with virtualization software allows for key operational improvements. LinuxWorld's Linux and Open Source News Alert, 09/21/07 Who's writing Linux?: While the kernel 2.6.23 development cycle has not yet run its course, things are getting close enough to the end that it makes sense to start looking at the overall statistics for this release. As of this writing (shortly after 2.6.23-rc6 came out), just over 6,200 non-merge changesets had been added to the mainline kernel repository. These changesets came from 854 developers - a slightly smaller number than we saw for 2.6.22. Just over 350 of those developers contributed one single changeset. All told, the patches added almost 430,000 lines, but also removed 406,000 lines, meaning that the kernel grew by just under 23,000 lines - a relatively small number. That is partially a result of kernel hatcheteer Adrian Bunk's work: he removed the old SpeedStep code, a number of Open Sound System drivers, Rise CPU support, and more - a total of almost 73,000 lines removed. Jeff Garzik hacked out over 41,000 lines of network driver code, and Jens Axboe got rid of over 25,000 lines of code, mostly in the form of ancient CDROM drivers. Kernel developer Jonathan Corbet uses Linux's "git" revision control tool to dig up the numbers on which developers, and which companies, contributed the most code to Linux, and who's reviewing other people's code. (read more) Network World's Network Applications Buyer's Guide Find the right network applications for your enterprise - fast. Our extensive database of detailed product information will help you quickly pinpoint what you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. More Linux news Open source impossible to avoid, Gartner says You can try to avoid open source, but it’s probably easier to get out of the IT business altogether. By 2011, at least 80% of commercial software will include significant amounts of open source code, according to Gartner. IDF : Intel project aims to boost power efficiency in Linux Intel plans to announce an open source project called LessWatts.org, which aims to improve the power efficiency of the Linux operating system and applications. With bankruptcy, SCO now facing Nasdaq delisting Following its bankruptcy filing, The SCO Group may be booted off of the Nasdaq stock exchange as early as next week, the Unix vendor said Wednesday. With Microsoft ruling, a precedent for IT in Europe Microsoft suffered a humiliating legal defeat Monday when it lost a court appeal to overturn the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against it. Report: OLPC's '$100 laptop' now costs $188 The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has raised the price of its XO laptop to US$188, according to an Associated Press report. CodeGear ships Ruby on Rails IDE CodeGear Monday began shipping a new integrated development environment (IDE) for Ruby on Rails that aims to ease the development of Web applications based on the Ruby programming language. Yahoo counters foes, nabs open source collaboration vendor Zimbra Yahoo Monday acquired open source collaboration vendor Zimbra for $350 million keeping pace with Google, IBM and Microsoft to supply corporate users with collaboration tools that can run online or off. LinuxWorld Community How is an open source company like a "consumer" Internet company? Gary Little, a partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, explains the interaction between an open source company and its user community, and how companies don't just cash in on the community, but the community changes the shape of a company. (podcast, 26:11) (Listen)

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