Is a problem with linux that there is now too many kernel developers? Once upon a time kernel developers were indeed a hard core bunch of dedicated hackers such as Alan Cox and Linus Torvalds, now it seems that everyone wishes to get their latest patch included. Compare this to the reletively small bunch of Free BSD kernel hackers and we see a stark contrast not only in numbers but in performance and security.
Whilst the Linux kernel offers a wider variety of support the fbsd kernel seems to have a better grasp on load handling and with the advent of 5.0, SMP support is geared up to be a new benchmark. Is the limited number of kernel developers working in their favour or is linux sacrificing core issues in favour of supportting a wider hardware base? Kind regards Kevin -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
