Linuxers January 2020

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Linus Torvalds isn't worried about Microsoft taking over Linux

by Navin Dhanuka

Linus Torvalds isn't worried about Microsoft taking over Linux And you shouldn't be either. Every company wants to rule Linux -- none of them can or ever will. Every time I write a story about Microsoft and Linux, I can guarantee I'll be buried under such comments as "Microsoft is buying control of Linux!" or "Microsoft is just practicing it old embrace, extend, and extinguish tactics to destroy Linux" or "Microsoft is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- it will wreck Linux." Here's the truth of the matter: Yes, Microsoft wants to profit from Linux. And, yes, Microsoft wants to extend and control Linux. Guess what? Everyone does, and none of them can. At the 2019 Linux Plumbers Conference <https://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/>, I talked to Linus Torvalds and several other of the Linux kernel's top programmers. They universally agreed Microsoft wants to control Linux, but they're not worried about it. That's because Linux, by its very nature and its GPL2 open-source licensing, can't be controlled by any single third-party. Torvalds said: "The whole anti-Microsoft thing was sometimes funny as a joke, but not really. Today, they're actually much friendlier. I talk to Microsoft engineers at various conferences, and I feel like, yes, they have changed, and the engineers are happy. And they're like really happy working on Linux. So I completely dismissed all the anti-Microsoft stuff." But that doesn't mean the Microsoft leopard can't change its spots. Sure, he hears, "This is the old Microsoft, and they're just biding their time." But, Torvalds said, "I don't think that's true. I mean, there will be tension. But that's true with any company that comes into Linux; they have their own objectives. And they want to do things their way because they have a reason for it." So, with Linux, "Microsoft tends to be mainly about Azure and doing all the stuff to make Linux work well for them," he explained. Read More: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-isnt-worried-about-microsoft-t… -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

3 years, 9 months

Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why

by Navin Dhanuka

Linux and open-source rules: 2019's five biggest stories show why *1. IBM buys Red Hat for $34-Billions* *2. Clouds run on open source* *3. Clouds vs. open source* *4. Clouds, Kubernetes, and Containers, Oh My!* *5. Microsoft is an open-source company.* *Read More: * https://www.zdnet.com/article/2019s-five-biggest-linux-and-open-source-stor… -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

3 years, 9 months

The Linux Kernel Enters 2020 At 27.8 Million Lines In Git But With Less Developers For 2019

by Navin Dhanuka

The Linux Kernel Enters 2020 At 27.8 Million Lines In Git But With Less Developers For 2019 As of this morning in the Linux kernel Git source tree, the kernel weighs in at 27.8 million lines! The stats as we start 2020 put the Linux kernel source tree at 27,852,148 lines (including docs, Kconfig files, user-space utilities in-tree, etc), 887,925 commits, and around 21,074 different authors. The 27.8 million lines are divided among 66,492 files. During 2019, the Linux kernel saw 74,754 commits, which is actually the lowest point since 2013. The 74k commits is compares to 80k commits seen in both 2017 and 2018, 77k commits in 2016, and 75k commits in both 2014 and 2015. Besides the commit count being lower, the author count for the year is also lower. 2019 saw around 4,189 different authors to the Linux kernel, which is lower than the 4,362 in 2018 and 4,402 in 2017. While the commit count is lower for the year, on a line count it's about average with seeing 3,386,347 lines of new code added and 1,696,620 lines removed. Besides Linus Torvalds, the most prolific contributors to the kernel were David S. Miller, Chris Wilson, YueHaibing, Christoph Hellwig, and Thomas Gleixner. Read More: https://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Git-Stats-EOY2019 -- Navin Dhanuka ~~~~~~~~~~~ Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::

3 years, 9 months

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