Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 May 2008 17:41:14 +0300 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: Number of bugs - statistics |
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On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 02:28:17PM +0200, Bosko Radivojevic wrote:
> Hi!
Hi Bosko!
> Is there any kind of analysis of number of (reported or resolved) bugs > through time in Linux kernel floating around? I'm trying to convince > my colleagues that newer kernel version does not mean more bugs than > the previous 'well tested' ones.
We definitely have many regressions (something that previously worked does no longer work) in each kernel.
> Any kind of (research) reports or papers that address this issue is > more than welcome.
Any such reports or papers would anyway be flawed since we have no data one could use for doing serious statistics.
> Thanks! > > Sincerely, > Bosko
cu Adrian
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