[Info-vax] VMS porting (again), was: Re: CPython has removed OpenVMS support

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/22/2013 9:16 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2013-12-22, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG <VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:
>> I'd contend that there are many people involved in the Linux effort that do
>> not fulfill the prerequisites which you've outlined.  Much of its quality --
>> or its lack thereof -- seems to slap those in the face for that which you've
>> interrogated Gerard.
>
> Totally agree with the first bit; there are many people working on Linux
> at userland level who probably don't know the first thing about the topics
> I have raised.

But it does not really matter so much.

Because the number of contributors is huge.

The last kernel developer report showed contributions from 3738
contributors.

And that is just the kernel.

Source: 
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/google-and-samsung-soar-into-list-of-top-10-linux-contributors/

If adding userland the number would be astronomical. Somebody once
tried to estimate what it would take to rewrite the content of a
Fedora 9 dist from scratch. The estimate ended up at almost
60000 man years.

With that number of people involved then they can not all be good
and neither do they need to be.

Arne