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Guessing Linux 2.6.0 Release Date

Posted by timothy on from the angels-on-head-of-pin-typing dept.

thorgil writes "Guessing about the linux-2.6.0 release date is hard, but here is a new angle (pseudo-scientific): I made a graph (gif) based on errors/warnings from John Cherry's (OSDL) compile statistics for linus' linux bitkeeper tree. My guess is around 12th October, 2003. What is your guess and more important, why?"

10 of 313 comments (clear)

  1. My guess by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    is that you have way too much free time on your hands.

  2. May be a good businessmodel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe a great open source businessmodel?

    1) Do free stuff.
    2) ?
    3) Call your local bookeeper and gamble on kernel 2.6.0 release-date.
    4) Profit!

  3. LaLaLa by NtwoO · · Score: 5, Funny

    PROGRAMMERS DRINKING SONG:

    99 little bugs in the code,
    99 bugs in the code,
    fix one bug, compile it again,
    101 little bugs in the code.

    101 little bugs in the code ...
    (Repeat until BUGS = 0)

    --
    ! /* */
    1. Re:LaLaLa by IWannaBeAnAC · · Score: 5, Funny
      (Repeat until BUGS = 0)

      Which presumably happens when the bug count wraps around from 2^31 to -2^31+1 then up to zero...

      Maybe this is the basis for Microsoft release schedules?

  4. Re:November, 30th by MartinG · · Score: 3, Funny

    But.... Every IT project takes twice as long as you think, even when you take that rule into account.

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    -- MartinG To mail me: echo kewyjlcxyzvjfxbqwh | tr bcefhjklqvwxyz .@adgimnoprstu
  5. Maybe by thorgil · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe I do... Oh wait... Yeah I do...

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    Warning: This sig contains a small bug. ==> *
  6. Easy one by marvin2k · · Score: 3, Funny

    "When it's done." I think this is a good "guess" for two reasons:

    a) it's 100% accurate.
    b) It didn't cost me precious hours of my life to come up with this answer.

    I'll now continue to invest my time in more important stuff...like reading slashdot.
    (Hey! They say it's "Stuff that matters!")

  7. Re:Support the Protest Against Patents... by placebo420 · · Score: 3, Funny

    hush! hush!

    Your comment is far too logical, rational, realistic, and practical for any of the nerd androids to comprehend.

    SO true Seahawk, and I'm glad you pointed it out- honestly 90% of this slashcrap is masturbation, it is a byproduct of creative minds, geek-droppings, if you will, that aren't going to cease excreting.

    Personally, if they continue to crank out useful products like apache and linux, who cares if they wank here all day- just don't rattle their cages too much.

  8. Yeah, but by JediTrainer · · Score: 3, Funny

    To quote a famous game developer: "When it's done."

    Daikatana wasn't exactly the hit everyone was salivating over...

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    You can accomplish anything you set your mind to. The impossible just takes a little longer.
  9. What's the prize? by Josuah · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, does the person who guesses closest receive a free copy of the 2.6 kernel?