A movie "How Linux is Built" that understands how Linux was created in three minutes

Linux regardless of whether you are conscious or not, the OS that is often touched more than you think is Linux. A movie that shows concisely and clearly how easy this Linux is used all over the world and how it has been made,The Linux FoundationIt has been created and made public.

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A series of rattles and 0 and 1 appeared ... ...


The title "HOW LINUX IS BUILT" appears from among them


Even if you are not conscious, everyone uses Linux everyday.


For example, smartphone at hand. Every day, 850,000 Android terminals (Linux base) are activated.


By the way, Windows Phone is 30,000 a day.


It's about 30 seconds or so far since playing this movie, but 100 Android smartphones have been activated and on-line during that period.


About 700,000 TVs are sold every day all over the world


Linux is running among them


Eight of the 10 cases of financial transactions are running on Linux


Nine of the world's supercomputers are Linux


Huge sites like Google, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon.com are also supported by Linux


So, how is Linux made?


Linux is made different from other OS, such as Windows and iOS.


Linux is made with the cooperation of everyone who crossed the company, distance, market.


Linux is one of the largest collaborative development projects in the history of computing


Since 2005, more than 8000 developers are involved


More than 800 companies in terms of number


That source code amounts to 15 million lines


It has increased by 1.5 million rows in the last couple of years.


By the way, Homer's epic "Iliad" is 15,000 lines. Tolstoy's historical novel "War and Peace" is 560,000 words.


As for how fast Linux is developed and released ... ...


newkernelIs released approximately every 2 to 3 months. For other operating systems, it will take about one year or more.


In the cooperation work of Linux development a unique process has been touched


Developers make patches for each


The patch contains information on function change, addition, deletion.


Completed patch to the senior developer of the Linux kernel.


After further review, a person called a maintainer will make a review.


"This patch, OK!"


And the Linux kernel "Tender dictator of life", That is, to the last coordinator Rinus Torvalds, it is decided whether or not to add it when the next kernel is released.


Each kernel release, the patch increased by more than 10,000.


It is 6 pace each hour.


The development of Linux is unparalleled level


In addition to mobile devices, companies, web infrastructure, data centers, supercomputers, etc. ...


Linux goes ahead.