Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
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Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#2Theory: the shift towards lesser swearwords is a sign of corporatization, making the linux source a soulless bland hellscape of confirmity.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#3You can check company names too ! It's interesting to see that by default, the graph shows google,apple.
But adding meta, and IBM really changes the plot.
Meta went from 2K to 10K+ from 2018 to 2025. While IBM seems to have stopped contributing in 2008. Since they the merging with RedHat, I would have expected to see them increase again but none of RedHat / IBM seems to have increase. https://www.vidarholen.net/contents/wordcount/#redhat,oracle... Not sure if their name appearing means that they are contributing tho.
Really cool project,
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#4Retard may not be in there as a swear word. It could be a comment regarding a "delay". [1]
[1] :to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#5Theory: the shift towards lesser swearwords is a sign of corporatization, making the linux source a soulless bland hellscape of confirmity.
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Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#6Theory: the shift towards lesser swearwords is a sign of corporatization, making the linux source a soulless bland hellscape of confirmity.
But also a bit more reliable.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#7You can check company names too ! It's interesting to see that by default, the graph shows google,apple. But adding meta, and IBM really changes the plot. Meta went from 2K to 10K+ from 2018 to 2025. While IBM seems to have stopped contributing in 2008. Since they the merging with RedHat, I would have expected to see them increase again but none of RedHat / IBM seems to have increase. https://www.vidarholen.net/conte…
Meta is not just a company name. Look at how it's used:
https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Atorvalds%2Flinux%20meta&t...
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#8You can check company names too ! It's interesting to see that by default, the graph shows google,apple. But adding meta, and IBM really changes the plot. Meta went from 2K to 10K+ from 2018 to 2025. While IBM seems to have stopped contributing in 2008. Since they the merging with RedHat, I would have expected to see them increase again but none of RedHat / IBM seems to have increase. https://www.vidarholen.net/conte…
But why have Apple contributions skyrocketed? I have never heard of Apple using Linux in anything.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#9You can check company names too ! It's interesting to see that by default, the graph shows google,apple. But adding meta, and IBM really changes the plot. Meta went from 2K to 10K+ from 2018 to 2025. While IBM seems to have stopped contributing in 2008. Since they the merging with RedHat, I would have expected to see them increase again but none of RedHat / IBM seems to have increase. https://www.vidarholen.net/conte…
Meta is not just a company name. Look at how it's used: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Atorvalds%2Flinux%20meta&t...
I wonder if there's anything not referring to IBM that matches that search. Add them and you'll see that they soar over all others.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#10You can check company names too ! It's interesting to see that by default, the graph shows google,apple. But adding meta, and IBM really changes the plot. Meta went from 2K to 10K+ from 2018 to 2025. While IBM seems to have stopped contributing in 2008. Since they the merging with RedHat, I would have expected to see them increase again but none of RedHat / IBM seems to have increase. https://www.vidarholen.net/conte…
But why have Apple contributions skyrocketed? I have never heard of Apple using Linux in anything.
This is mentions of Apple in the source code, not contributions, and non-Apple people have added lots of support for Apple hardware over the years.