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Andrew Morton, the cordinator of the Linux 2.6-kernel, thinks that the heart of the open-source operating system always more bugs contain. Cause of that would be the increasing contribution of businesses, that no senses to invest have in the developing for older hardware. Morton considers now a rest pause in which the kernel stripped becomes of jumble wrong.

“I believe that the 2.6-kernel slow only certainly always more bugs is will contain. It appears as if we more bugs add then we solve”, said Morton on the LinuxTag-conference that last week in Germany took place. The Linux-hoofdcordinator want to examine firstly or knocks that impression. Might that as are, then will Morton a so-called bug fix-only kernel cycle Organize, by which it only work becomes on mistakes and it no new positions recover.

One of the reasons, about which it creep more bugs in the Linux-kernel - the heart of the OS -, has with the background of many Linux-developers to make. That are always often originating from enterprises and give about that earlier priority at new functionaliteit. Old hardware and edge equipment, for instance, less on their attention bad support figure and get can.

Nonetheless is one of the strong points of Linux now just that the good turns on antiquated computer parts. The remarks of Morton its then also possible to not to see as a warning at the town more professional Linux-community its roots the eye to lose.

Ingrid Marson, socraweb UK.