Bob Munck posted:
> > ... Linux in 1998 with 7.5M users and 1.5M lines of code.
>
> Using the rule of thumb for function points in an OS,
> that's at most 30,000 FPs, and probably half that. I know,
> you really shouldn't translate FPs into LoCs or vice-versa.
> I'll try to find out if the FP group has done an analysis
> of Linux or Unix.
That rule of thumb is probably way, waaaaaay off for Linux.
There's a reason why estimating productivity (or any other associated
value) with lines of code is a badly flawed technique. Let's turn
that inside out; get a function point analysis of Linux and a function
point analysis of MS-Windows and I'll bet you find that the ratio of
lines of code to function-point is much, much better for Linux.
Steven J. Owens
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