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Oops! Ubuntu IS gearing up for more kernel contribution From the "we're working on it..." files:
So Ubuntu is taking a little heat for not being the world's largest contributor to the Linux kernel.org community. BUT they are about to finally join a major effort to improve Linux kernel quality for all. Ubuntu is on the verge of fully participating in the Kernel Oops project run by Intel's Arjan van de Ven (i've interviewed him before, great guy and an awesome project). Kernel Oops is an incredibly valuable effort that tracks 'oopses' on Linux and provides information so kernel developers can fix bugs. So far Kernel oops has been part of the default installation on Red Hat's Fedora and is available to Novell OpenSUSE users as well..it soon may beavailable by default to Ubuntu users too. Ubuntu/Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman noted in a blog post that he has done some work on integrating kerneloops. "The result is that kernel oopses can be captured as Apport problem reports with full detail, and semi-automatically filed as bugs, in addition to being counted on kerneloops.org's statistics," Zimmerman wrote. " I've put an initial version into Ubuntu and sent the patch to Arjan for merging upstream, and we're exploring the addition of kerneloops to our default installation to provide testing feedback to kernel developers from our users."'What will be very interesting to see in say 6 months time, is how many reports Ubuntu users submit to Kernel Oops vs other distros. I wonder if the reports will be any different (are Ubuntu users using different configs?) and the value that those reports provide. Without a doubt, more information is better and we should all commend Zimmerman for his efforts in trying to get Kernel Oops into Ubuntu as it will inevitably lead to a better Linux experience for all. 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Oops! Ubuntu IS gearing up for more kernel contribution. TrackBack URL for this entry: https://swarm.jupitermedia.com/mt-tb.cgi/5295 7 CommentsLeave a comment |
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Contributions would be in terms of actual patches. Not just packaging stuff. Ubuntu is still nowhere near a good level. It is sad
Canonical has recently hired developers for kernel, x.org and other key elements of Linux. We can expect Ubuntu to contribute next year.
@neo
Ubuntu might not contribute kernel patches proportionally to its user base; however, as Canonical is much smaller than say Redhat or Novell, it does proportionally to its number of developers.
I think you are being unrealistic and unfair if you assume more users means more patches; after all most users have never written a single line of C. Ubuntu can work to report more bugs as this story is explaining.
Also, as Ubuntu is far more desktop oriented than Redhat you would expect more of their work to be directed at GNOME and the like rather than the kernel (which would be the case for the server oriented Redhat)
So Ubuntu is copying Fedora again?
Not to mention all the rest of the 'ecosystem'. I don't remember anything good coming from Canonical.
Redhat on the other hand funds many open source projects that all the distributions can benefit from, like PulseAudio.
@voidlogic:
Well, the aim of a distribution should not limit the contributions to the Linux kernel; if Ubuntu is aimed to desktop then they should be contributing to desktop kernel features like wireless support, threads, memory and gpu (Nvidia drivers for example) management, hibernation, devices drivers (usb, webcam...), etc; there are a lot of kernel features which are aimed to desktop pc.
@Felipe
I would consider automatic printer installation, bulletproofX, automatic driver/codec installation and such things as some nice things that have 'come from Canonical'.
This whole subject is really proof that Novell and RedHat are afraid of Canonical. They're the ones spreading this FUD. Canonical is tiny, yet so many people love Ubuntu. This isn't because its just copied other distros. They've pushed Linux on the desktop further than anyone and deserve to be acknowledged and praised for that.