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My main criticism of the linux ecosystem is this: The many eyes theory is broken due to complexity and amount of code, and hence the pri...

My main criticism of the linux ecosystem is this: The many eyes theory is broken due to complexity and amount of code, and hence the primary way to the future is in reduction of both (loc and complexity thereof). At over 10 million loc these days, linux has become unweildy for even the most experienced kernel hacker to really understand. This is why I think microkernels like Minix 3 have a bright future as their development progresses. (Minix 3 has <15k loc)

Posted by arca_vorago on Jun 16, 2015, 6:41 PM

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My main criticism of the linux ecosystem is this: The many eyes theory is broken due to complexity and amount of code, and hence the pri...

arca_voragoJun 16, 2015, 6:41 PM

My main criticism of the linux ecosystem is this: The many eyes theory is broken due to complexity and amount of code, and hence the primary way to the future is in reduction of both (loc and complexity thereof). At over 10 million loc these days, linux has become unweildy for even the most experienced kernel hacker to really understand. This is why I think microkernels like Minix 3 have a bright future as their development progresses. (Minix 3 has <15k loc)

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