How many lines of code does Win XP/98 have?

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Date: 6/16/2004 8:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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Hi to all! I was wondering how many lines of source code does XP and 98 have?


From http://www.technologydecisions.com/backissue/1203/dec03_11.asp:
"Windows XP is estimated to have 40 million SLOC."

Is it true? what about 98?
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Possibly it's because of my slightly stupified condition after staying up way
too late enjoying the Piston's destruction of the LA Shaqkobies...errr Lakers,
but I cannot come up with anything less relevant to life and love than this.
Is this an extra credit homework question?

Cheers,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***
 
Of course not. ;) I need to know this cos it's something i've got to find out for my assignment. Any ideas? I've search Microsoft but can't find anything about it.
 
heh. It would be interesting to know. if u know maybe someday u will win a quiz or something.:P
 
The correct answer is , It has what it has, enough to get to
the scene of the crash, wait that is the answer to what is
the reason multiengine airplanes have two engines.

A properly worded Google will get you the answer. Remember
the answer given may be out of date if it does not count the
patches. In any case it is over 40 million lines, which
means Windows is the product of hundreds of people and
computer generated code.

It is understandable why it crashes and a wonder it doesn't
crash as often as it did years ago,


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Of course not. ;) I need to know this cos it's something
i've got to find out for my assignment. Any ideas? I've
search Microsoft but can't find anything about it.
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote:
|
| > Why do you care, a bar bet?
| >
| >
message
| >
| > | Hi to all! I was wondering how many lines of source
code
| > does XP and 98 have?
| > |
| > | From
| >
http://www.technologydecisions.com/backissue/1203/dec03_11.asp:
| > | "Windows XP is estimated to have 40 million SLOC."
| > |
| > | Is it true? what about 98?
| >
| >
| >
 
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
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General alert in the name of "homeland security". See
how easy that was? What's to overcome???
 
All legislative bodies, from your town council to the
Congress of the United States pass laws and regulations with
a severability clause. In 1934 the U.S. Attorney General
testified that Congress had no authority to outlaw any type
of firearm, but that they could try a tax law, such as had
been applied to drugs. In the 1960 the State of Illinois
passed a sales tax on all transactions in the state,
including a visit to the doctor. They knew it was not
constitutional and would be over-turned by the Ill. Supreme
Court. They even included an escrow account in the bill for
all the taxes collected. When the Court over-turned the
law, they announced that if you had an itemized receipt that
showed all the sales tax, you could get a refund. Only a
few people had such receipts because they just had a bill
that showed the bottom line.

If you have Rights, you must guard them by being aware of
what the government is doing. Read Patrick Henry and all
the other lesser people who helped create the USA.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| >The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| >But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| General alert in the name of "homeland security". See
| how easy that was? What's to overcome???
 
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rojak said:
Of course not. ;) I need to know this cos it's something i've got to
find out for my assignment. Any ideas? I've search Microsoft but
can't find anything about it.
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I have no idea of the answer, but in my view, unless the purpose
of the assignment is to test your research skills, it's a really
dumb assignment.
 
As I said, a well formed Google will find the answer in a
few seconds.

Forty years ago, airline check pilots would ask the pilots
upgrading on the line, how many rivets in the tail. The
answer as a number is useless, if Douglas used 55,000
rivets, by the time it was 10 years old there might be
another 5,000 because of repairs. The only good answer to
such questions is "All of them."


message | In
| rojak <[email protected]> typed:
|
| > Of course not. ;) I need to know this cos it's something
i've
| got to
| > find out for my assignment. Any ideas? I've search
Microsoft
| but
| > can't find anything about it.
|
|
|
| I have no idea of the answer, but in my view, unless the
purpose
| of the assignment is to test your research skills, it's a
really
| dumb assignment.
|
| --
| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|
 
thanks!
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Of course any answer you get here is meaningless in a research paper.
How exactly will you note the cite? I can just imagine that entry in
the bibliography:

X. Some dude on a newsgroup.
 
rojak said:
Of course not. ;) I need to know this cos it's something i've got to find out
for my assignment. Any ideas? I've search Microsoft but can't find anything
about it.
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Too many.
 
The useful question, "How many loose or missing rivets are
allowed in any row or section?"

How do you know a rivet is loose?


message | Fifty two years ago the upper classmen would ask a
lower-class
| cadet how many rivets in the left wing of the T-6. Pitty
the poor
| cadet that did not know the answer. The real
answer...damfino!
|
in message
| | > As I said, a well formed Google will find the answer in
a
| > few seconds.
| >
| > Forty years ago, airline check pilots would ask the
pilots
| > upgrading on the line, how many rivets in the tail. The
| > answer as a number is useless, if Douglas used 55,000
| > rivets, by the time it was 10 years old there might be
| > another 5,000 because of repairs. The only good answer
to
| > such questions is "All of them."
| >
| >
| > "Ken Blake, MVP" <[email protected]>
wrote in
| > message | > | In
| > | > | rojak <[email protected]> typed:
| > |
| > | > Of course not. ;) I need to know this cos it's
something
| > i've
| > | got to
| > | > find out for my assignment. Any ideas? I've search
| > Microsoft
| > | but
| > | > can't find anything about it.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | I have no idea of the answer, but in my view, unless
the
| > purpose
| > | of the assignment is to test your research skills,
it's a
| > really
| > | dumb assignment.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| > | Please reply to the newsgroup
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
Fifty two years ago the upper classmen would ask a lower-class
cadet how many rivets in the left wing of the T-6. Pitty the poor
cadet that did not know the answer. The real answer...damfino!
 
If you've ever had a painful rectal itch, you know then
there is nothing more important.

It was important to us, a momentary meeting of two minds.
But how many CPUs will fit on the head of a pin?


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


message | Let's stick to relevent issues. This is about as
| important as painful rectal itch.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi to all! I was wondering how many lines of source code
| does XP and 98 have?
| >
| >From
| http://www.technologydecisions.com/backissue/1203/dec03_11
| .asp:
| >"Windows XP is estimated to have 40 million SLOC."
| >
| >Is it true? what about 98?
| >.
| >
 
Jim said:
Forty years ago, airline check pilots would ask the pilots
upgrading on the line, how many rivets in the tail. The
answer as a number is useless, if Douglas used 55,000
rivets, by the time it was 10 years old there might be
another 5,000 because of repairs. The only good answer to
such questions is "All of them."
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Rosie the riveter is becomming obsolete. New/forthcoming airplane
designs dont use rivets which makes them much faster.
 
Yes and no, composite and bonded structures have their
place, but the simple rivet is still common in many
airplanes.
Construction by friction-stir welding, composite adhesive
lay-up, and other techniques have their place, but a rivet
is field repairable with basic tools. Sheet metal
construction has been well understood since WWII and it is
generally trouble-free. Often lap-joints are also bonded to
reduce the number of rivets required. Flush rivets are
milled to an exact fit after installation. The use of round
head rivets is now reserved for areas inside wheel-wells and
on other parts where aero drag is not a big consideration.
The real issue with rivets is time and labor, each hole must
be drilled, deburred, aligned and the rivets driven in a
precise order so that the sheet metal is not distorted.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P
Wichita, KS
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| >
| > Forty years ago, airline check pilots would ask the
pilots
| > upgrading on the line, how many rivets in the tail. The
| > answer as a number is useless, if Douglas used 55,000
| > rivets, by the time it was 10 years old there might be
| > another 5,000 because of repairs. The only good answer
to
| > such questions is "All of them."
|
| Rosie the riveter is becomming obsolete. New/forthcoming
airplane
| designs dont use rivets which makes them much faster.
 
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