The Future of the Linux Kernel, and What it Tells Us About Wikipedia | Linux Today

The Future of the Linux Kernel, and What it Tells Us About Wikipedia

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 30, 2008

[ Thanks to Dan
Warne
for this link. ]

“With 2,000 lines of code being added every single day, any
lingering suggestion that Linux might suffer from a lack of support
is clearly insane. But what lessons can the open-source OS teach
its somewhat younger encyclopaedic cousin, Wikipedia?

“In his customary linux.conf.au Kernel Report on the state of
play in the Linux kernel, LWN.net co-founder and kernel contributor
Jonathan Corbet gave an upbeat assessment of Linux’s future…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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