Posted by mady | Posted in Linux | Posted on 12:56 AM
Tens of thousands of independent programmers contribute code to
project maintainers for inclusion in Linux. Improvements and bug fixes
developed and submitted by companies and individual programmers are
included in Linux releases based on technical merit alone. When a new
Linux kernel is released, it is put up on the main Linux kernel site,
www.kernel.org.
There are a number of good Linux news web sites keeping the programmer
and user community continuously updated about the latest developments
in the kernel. The best way to keep track of the kernel development
though is undoubtedly the Linux kernel mailing list. One can find all
the Linux source code in the /usr/src/ directory of a native Linux
partition. Also, a detailed documentation including discussions of
major issues such as kernel hacking has been kept in the
/usr/src/linux*/Documentation directory. The users interested in
extracting details about the configuration workings of the OS at
runtime can take a look at the contents of the /proc file system which
is used by the kernel to provide information to the user programs. A
user who has worked on Microsoft Windows OS will understand the
difference here.
A program to extract and print the currently running kernel's
information can be as small as 5 lines of C code in Linux. To achieve
the same task under MS Windows would leave the programmer clueless as
to how to hack the system to get these details. When a Linux system
crashes on a user's machine he may post the crash log on a mailing
list such as one listed above, and he might find the bug-fix within
hours of posting. If such type of system crash happens on any other
proprietary OS, the user may need to wait for months or even years
till the next expensive release/update comes into market. The above
two examples show us where Open Source Software scores over its
rivals.
project maintainers for inclusion in Linux. Improvements and bug fixes
developed and submitted by companies and individual programmers are
included in Linux releases based on technical merit alone. When a new
Linux kernel is released, it is put up on the main Linux kernel site,
www.kernel.org.
There are a number of good Linux news web sites keeping the programmer
and user community continuously updated about the latest developments
in the kernel. The best way to keep track of the kernel development
though is undoubtedly the Linux kernel mailing list. One can find all
the Linux source code in the /usr/src/ directory of a native Linux
partition. Also, a detailed documentation including discussions of
major issues such as kernel hacking has been kept in the
/usr/src/linux*/Documentation directory. The users interested in
extracting details about the configuration workings of the OS at
runtime can take a look at the contents of the /proc file system which
is used by the kernel to provide information to the user programs. A
user who has worked on Microsoft Windows OS will understand the
difference here.
A program to extract and print the currently running kernel's
information can be as small as 5 lines of C code in Linux. To achieve
the same task under MS Windows would leave the programmer clueless as
to how to hack the system to get these details. When a Linux system
crashes on a user's machine he may post the crash log on a mailing
list such as one listed above, and he might find the bug-fix within
hours of posting. If such type of system crash happens on any other
proprietary OS, the user may need to wait for months or even years
till the next expensive release/update comes into market. The above
two examples show us where Open Source Software scores over its
rivals.
kernel to provide information to the user programs. A user who has worked on Microsoft Windows OS will understand the difference here.
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