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Bugs could halt Linux kernel development
While recent statistics clearly show that open source technology is gaining respectability and adoption in enterprises, it seems to be getting buggier of late, according to the Linux kernel keeper. Speaking at a Germany-based conference, Andrew Morton, who is the "lead maintainer" of the Linux production kernel, said more flaws and vulnerabilities are cropping up in the 2.6 version. He is considering stopping development until repair and patch work can keep up with the bugs. Morton says the increasing defect rate is getting too far ahead of the fix work.
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