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Looking At The Linux Kernel

Posted by Hemos on from the it's-like-2001-d00d! dept.

A reader writes: "Some folks from The Boston Consulting Group with OSDN have been working on creating a visual representation of the Linux Kernel. It's been put online, complete with instructions with how to read it, and how to make sense of the information." There's also some new code checked into the Free Code Graphing Project, which enabled this to project to come together (look at CVS) - let's see if we can get people to do it with things like *BSD, Apache and some of the other great projects out there. This is a continuation with the other work being done, like the OSS demographic work. (Note: Slashdot is part of OSDN.) Karim Lakhani, progenitor in many ways of the project also commented: "The kernelmap shows beautifully the inherent modularity of the Linux Kernel. We think modularity of the source code is one of the important strategic advantages that the Linux Community has and we wanted to move beyond a magnifying glass on the kernel map poster to make it browsable and to let the community add new features. We hope that this can become a tool for navigating the kernel and learning more about how it works. Rusty Russel and Martin Pool did an incredible job creating the map and transforming it into html."

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  1. Frost the Snow Piss! by cut-N-paste+Troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am the best.

  2. The Statement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The linux kernel makes me want to have sex with my asian girlfriend.

  3. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP! YAY!!!!!

  4. second shoryuken! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    damned 1 minute rule!

    you must defeat my dragon punch to stand a chance!

    1. Re:second shoryuken! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      HA, well, you must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!

  5. You Fell off the counter, How do you Fall off the by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sitting in my kitchen, You fell off the counter. How do you Fall off the counter. HAHAHAHAHA

  6. there's already a good pic of the linux kernel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's at goatse.cx

  7. Linux is like a penguin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Its fat, bloated and slow.

  8. YAY!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MORE LUNIX!!!

    kljjhdkljhfdkljhf

  9. I thought that OSDN had decent bandwidth. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Interesting. They are as well /.'ed I would imagine that they are well aware of the /. effect and yet it is still affecting them

  10. Well, it's freaking dead already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Hoo-ray.

    Next Victim?

  11. Oh fuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You just slashdotted the OSDN!

  12. whee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Isn't the OSS demographic just really fat oily people?

  13. What does this have to do with food? by dscottj · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I mean, all this talk of kernels. Kernel this, kernel that. Makes me want to go get haloween candy.

    Mmmm... Candy... ;)

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  14. First dude that... by small_dick · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...posts a "goatse.cx" link gets shot.

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  15. c'mon OSDN by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Seriously OSDN... waste time and resources on something trivial like this (which has already been done several times), but meanwhile, kill davecentral.com.

    Way to go guys, yeah

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  16. Re:Congrats! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I thought that open source didn't cost anything but time. HAH

  17. Re:Congrats! by threephaseboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Step 1: Create Graphical Kernel Mapper.
    Step 2: ???
    Step 3: PROFIT!!!

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  18. Kernel Mapper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    down the Kernel Crapper

  19. Re:Pictures? by NumbThumb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey! Moderators! Wake up! Try the link! Rate it "Funny"!

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