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Linux Credits File Reanimated

Posted by Hemos on from the how-the-world-expands dept.

No_Weak_Heart writes "In his in depth paper Evolution of the Linux Credits file, Ilkka Tuomi discusses the challenges of extracting data from open source files, and then uses the extracted data to describe the geographical expansion of the core Linux developer community."

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  1. Who Knew? by WarriorPoet42 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Luxumburg has more per capita changes then any other country?

    Finland needs to support its baby and fight back!

    --Ignore this thread as first posts are automatically modded down.

  2. Statistical Significance by 14erCleaner · · Score: 3, Interesting
    From the article: In July 2002, the Credits file contained information on 418 developers. With two exceptions, all were male.

    Anyone who thinks there's little difference between the way men's and women's brains work should consider this statistic. I don't think that societal expectations, peer pressure, or discrimination can account for the 200-to-1 ratio in this case. It's probably safe to conclude that the kernel-hacker gene resides on the Y chromosome.

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