[huskerlug] Re: Interesting talk at Google by a kernel guy, Greg Kroah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SED6sewRw
- From: Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:15:49 -0600
Interesting information, Steve. I did listen to the entire thing, rather to
the detriment of my sleep time. It was interesting to note that Ubuntu hadn't
contributed much to the kernel development. =-O I wonder if they contribute to
other areas of opensource? I would to help lead the cheer leading for
Virtualbox, WINE, dosemu, and a few others, which I like to have and kept
upgraded, no matter what kernel I'm using.
Steve wrote:
> Good presentation. The rate of change is amazing.
>
> I believe Linux passed NetBSD awhile go. Most of the "bloat" in Linux is due
> to the drivers. That's not really bloat, it's just required to support all
> of the hardware devices that it does. You can still compile a minimal kernel
> without all of the unneeded drivers and have a fully functional machine.
>
> Steve
>
> On Sunday 01 February 2009 05:06:41 James Worrest wrote:
>> The speaker asked if it was "scary" about the rate of change of the
>> kernel, it probably is
>> what is scary is the bloat! One complains, rightly, about Windows in
>> this area. It runs on
>> more processors than anything else? I thought NetBSD did. I just
>> looked at the first part
>> of it and I do hope to look at all of it, at a different time of day
>> when I can see the whole
>> thing. ---Jim
>>
>> Martin Wolff wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> The subject pretty much gives the description. It is an interesting
>>> video if you have some free time. It has some really interesting
>>> information about how quickly things are moving in the kernel now.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SED6sewRw
>>>
>>>
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