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A 3D Animation of Kernel Source Development

Posted by michael on from the moving-pictures dept.

fixit! writes "Have a look at this cool 3D animation of the Linux kernel source. This is how a source browser should look like!"

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  1. Not that impressive... by case_igl · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...You should have seen some of the "sex on campus"
    seven degrees of separation white boards from my college days!

    (Yes, my "small patch" was rejected as too small to bother including)

    1. Re:Not that impressive... by srn_test · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow, that _is_ impressive! I didn't know you could even _get_ 3D white boards :)

    2. Re:Not that impressive... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      ...my "small patch" was rejected as too small to bother including)


      Err...you mean your "small patch" was excluded from the "sex on campus" white boards, or from the kernel?

    3. Re:Not that impressive... by XJoshX · · Score: 4, Funny

      At least you didn't live in the south.. Their family trees down there are twice as complicated as your whiteboard.

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    4. Re:Not that impressive... by tx_mgm · · Score: 3, Funny

      At least you didn't live in the south.. Their family trees down there are twice as complicated as your whiteboard.

      how the hell is a straight line complicated? ok, ok...sometimes they make little diamonds....you know, when someone has twins or something...

      (it's funny. laugh.)

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  2. Re:Rather Interesting Concept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Then again, its 4:17am and I'm sleep deprived. I'd be impressed by anything more intelectually stimulating than girls gone wild infomercials.

    What channel?

  3. Browsing is step one by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 5, Funny

    fixit! writes "Have a look at this cool 3D animation of the Linux kernel source. This is how a source browser should look like!"

    That's all nice and cool, but could we have a 3D shooter next where you can use a BFG#### to go bughunting? ;-)

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    1. Re:Browsing is step one by fallacy · · Score: 2, Funny

      There are times when quotes are begging to be taken out of context:
      (Taken from the Doom SysAdmin tool site.)

      "...myself attacked by csh, csh was shot by friendly fire from behind, possibly by tcsh or xv, and my session was abruptly terminated."

      Now that's just plain surreal.

    2. Re:Browsing is step one by mailseth · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's all nice and cool, but could we have a 3D shooter next where you can use a BFG#### to go bughunting? ;-)

      But, what happens if it kills you?

  4. Hey! by freedom_leffo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I caught a glimpse of Johnny Mnemonic in there!

  5. Tetsuo? by Rhinobird · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tetsuo? is that you? what happened?

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  6. OH MY GOD.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...the colors! Looooooook at the colors! AHH! Spiders! Spiders! Spiders! Spiders! Spiders! Spiders! Spiders! Spiders! Get 'em off of me!....Git! git! Get 'em off!!!

  7. Finally! by zozzi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Finally a true clear picture of the kernel! With this concise clear and stunning graphical 3d image I can finally progress beyond the Hello World modules. Lost in a function? Not sure how the kernel works? I'll just look at the wonderful lines and dots buried in the haze of blue and hey presto! All is revealed. Thank you for the amazing contribution to the world of computer science! Next up: a graphical representation of all the source code bits after mangled through a blender..stay tuned!

    (or not)

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  8. Sharp Eyes by ArmedGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    OO..I think I spotted an error in net/sch_prio.c at line 217...back up...wait...pause..no...I was mistaken...it's right..

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  9. Windows by KoolDude · · Score: 4, Funny


    For comparison, here are a few animations of Windows

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    1. Re:Windows by elmindreda · · Score: 1, Funny

      du ser ut som en motorbåt.

  10. Yes, but... by rob_canoe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I know what it looks like, I want to know what it sounds like too.

    1. Re:Yes, but... by klasikahl · · Score: 2, Funny

      easy.... `tar -cjvf kernel.tar.bz2 /usr/src/linux && cat kernel.tar.bz2 > /dev/dsp` this is actually quite pleasant to listen to while working as it is soothing like classical music.

  11. Re:This would have been a lot more impressive by MoogMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    No no no... /. cool would be telnetting into their server and getting an ASCII-version of the movie(s)

  12. Found a bug! by keyslammer · · Score: 1, Funny

    Can I submit my patch as a jpeg?