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Linux kernel stuff



http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/linux-scalability/status/jan-feb2000.html

This URL is instructive for a bunch of different purposes:

1. IBM funding grad students to fix O(n) scheduler problems in Linux.
2. Linux kernel folks maintaining that this is not a problem. Having
   many runnable processes in the run queue is the problem.
3. Good observations about the state of the development process:

<quote>
     It's time to truly open up the development process. It's time to
     tap the wide range of development resources and ideas that are
     becoming available to the Linux community. Unfortunately, there
     is no coherent and ultimate leadership in the community that can
     bring this about, since it is a community based on political and
     social chaos. Some even argue that is Linux's fundamental strength.
</quote>

 From an average user's point of view, all these things don't matter,
 except for the video/network/modem support. But since much of Linux's
 strength and unity comes from the kernel - this might be significant.

Having followed FreeBSD in the last few months, my impression is that
they have a much better process. Perhaps, Linux can steal a leaf from their
book in the true open source spirit.

	-Arun