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Kernel Log: Linus resolves to apply a strict policy over merging changes
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| It would appear that Linus Torvalds has
| resolved to apply a strict policy of accepting
| only bug fix changes to the kernel after the
| merge window has closed. Torvalds has also
| stuck his oar into the debate over the Android
| suspend block API and made the situation even
| more complicated.
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| For years, major changes for each new Linux
| kernel version have been merged into the main
| development tree during the merge window,
| which usually lasts about two weeks and
| concludes with the release of the first pre-
| release version of the next kernel (2.6.x-
| rc1). Thereafter, changes are theoretically
| restricted to patches which fix existing bugs
| without giving rise to new ones. In practice,
| RC2 and RC3 have included the odd major change
| and some clean up work, such as resolving
| compiler warnings, has found its way in at an
| even later stage.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-Linus-resolves-to-apply-a-strict-policy-over-merging-changes-1026919.html
- From 2008:
Linux Foundation: the kernel is worth $1.4 billion
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| The Linux Foundation has published the results of a study that the
| organization conducted in order to compute the approximate financial value of
| the Linux platform. Based on the results of the study, the Linux Foundation
| has concluded that it would cost $1.4 billion to develop the Linux kernel
| from scratch and $10.8 billion to develop the complete platform stack.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081023-linux-foundation-the-kernel-is-worth-1-4-billion.html
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