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Linux Kernel 2.6: It's Worth More!
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 19:05 GMT

This paper refines Ingo Molnar's estimate of the development effort it would take to redevelop Linux kernel version 2.6. Molnar's rough estimate found it would cost $176M (US) to redevelop the Linux kernel using traditional proprietary approaches. By using a more detailed cost model and much more information about the Linux kernel, I found that the effort would be closer to $612M (US) to redevelop the Linux kernel.

In either case, the Linux kernel is clearly worth far more than the $50,000 proposed by Jeff Merkey.

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