Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Past CREDITS files | Date | Thu, 4 Oct 2001 23:04:32 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> I would like to examine the CREDITS files of all/most kernels released over > time. How could I get my hands on these? I want to study the accumulation > of contributors over the years. This is part of my masters thesis project.
Download all the kernels. Be aware they are - Wildly inaccurate - Started becoming accurate later on - Were subject to significant external effects (the RH IPO caused people to massively update/send in new CREDIT entries)
They still represent a tiny subset of contributors. Especially the thousands who send in the odd small patch
> BTW, when was the current twofold stable/devel numbering scheme started?
See my historical mail archive. http://www.linux.org.uk/Old-LK/Old-linux-kernel
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