Re: Christmas list for the kernel

Andrew Morton
2005-11-23T00:43:44Z

Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/22/05, Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 November 2005 18:31, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > > There have been recent comments about the pace of kernel development
> > > slowing.
> >
> > I doubt the diffstat from the last 6 kernel releases will tell this story.
>
> Andrew Morton said it: "He suggested this may indicate that the kernel
> is nearing completion. "Famous last words, but the actual patch volume
> _has_ to drop off one day," said Morton. "We have to finish this thing
> one day."
>
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39221942,00.htm
>

I was wrong, as usual. The trend at http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/x.jpg is,
I think, being maintained.