Understanding the Linux 2.6. 8.1 CPU Scheduler

Linux kernel development is relatively fast-paced given the size and complexity of the code base. This is because of its widespread adoption by hobbyists, home users, businesses (including many Fortune 500 companies), and educational institutions. The Linux kernel mailing list (LKML, a mailing list for kernel developers), as of summer 2004, averages about 300 messages per day from between 50 and 100 different developers. These numbers do not include most architecture-specific discussions, which happen on separate lists. In the year before August 1st, 2004, over 16,000 patches of widely varying sizes were committed to the official Linux kernel. [via]

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