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The Linux kernel is quickly approaching the 1M mark, currently sitting at 871k+[1] [1] https://github.com/torvalds/linux https://github.com/torvalds/linux
by Alupis 7y ago
The Linux kernel is quickly approaching the 1M mark, currently sitting at 871k+[1]
[1] https://github.com/torvalds/linux https://github.com/torvalds/linux
- aloknnikhil 7y agoIt also has 622 releases. So on an average, 1400 commits make it to a single release. And releases are RC level not just version bumps. A single version bump has well over 10000 commits on an average.
- cameronbrown 7y agoHasn't the rate of development grown too over the years? It's not going to be an even distribution.
- aloknnikhil 7y agoAbsolutely. It's a crude estimation. If anything, it's going to be even more commits per release. The point being, it's impressive that those many changes go into a single release of something as critical as the Linux kernel.
- cyphar 7y agoGreg KH gives a pretty good talk about the rate of kernel development fairly regularly[1]. But yes, it's been consistently getting faster every kernel release. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyenmLqJQjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyenmLqJQjs
- cyphar 7y agoNote that this number doesn't include any pre-git history -- all of those commits were made after April 2005 (v2.6.12-rc2 is the first commit within git).
- MarkSweep 7y agoThe initial commit the parent comment is referring to: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1da177e4c3f41524e88...