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    Linux Development: 7 Surprising Facts About Who Writes Linux Apps

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    September 16, 2013
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      1Linux Development: 7 Surprising Facts About Who Writes Linux Apps

      0-Linux Development: 7 Surprising Facts About Who Writes Linux Apps

      By Sean Michael Kerner

      2Linus Torvalds Isn’t Top Linux Kernel Developer

      1-Linus Torvalds Isn't Top Linux Kernel Developer

      Although Linus Torvalds continues to lead Linux kernel development, he is not the leading contributor. In fact, Torvalds currently ranks 101st on the latest “Who Writes Linux” report for the number of patches generated from the Linux 3.3 to the Linux 3.10 kernel releases.

      3Diverse Base of Developers Contributes to Linux

      2-Diverse Base of Developers Contributes to Linux

      Since 2012, 1,110 developers from 225 different companies have contributed code to Linux.

      4Red Hat Tops List of Corporate Contributions to Linux

      3-Red Hat Tops List of Corporate Contributions to Linux

      In terms of corporate sponsors of Linux, Red Hat leads the list, with its developers contributing 10.2 percent of all changes. Red Hat is followed by chip vendors Intel at 8.8 percent and Texas Instruments at 4.1 percent. IBM is credited with contributing 3.1 percent of code changes, Google comes in at 2.4 percent, and Oracle is at 1.3 percent.

      5Greg Kroah-Hartman Is Top Linux Code Reviewer

      4-Greg Kroah-Hartman Is Top Linux Code Reviewer

      In the Linux kernel development model, not only is there a code author, but there is also a developer reviewer who looks at the code for sign-off. From the 3.2 kernel to the Linux 3.10 kernel, developer Greg Kroah-Hartman tops the list, reviewing 12.5 percent of that code.

      6Linux Kernel Change Rate Continues to Grow

      5-Linux Kernel Change Rate Continues to Grow

      With each kernel release there is an increasing volume of code changes are submitted.The Linux 3.10 kernel is made up of 16,961,031 lines of code. In contrast, the Linux 3.0 kernel that was released in July of 2011 and had only 14,651,135 lines of code.

      7Linux Kernel Development Speed Is Staying Fast

      6-Linux Kernel Development Speed Is Staying Fast

      New mainline Linux kernels are released at a rapid rate that averages just over 60 days since the Linux 3.0 release in 2011.

      8Kernel Releases Get Many Updates

      7-Kernel Releases Get Many Updates

      When Linus Torvalds releases a new stable kernel, that’s not the end of that particular kernel’s release cycle. Kernels are constantly updated as bug, stability and security fixes emerge.

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