Linux has been developed at an incredible pace, over the years since it was first released in 1991. Linus Torvalds has worries about the strain it is putting on chief kernel maintainer Andrew Morton. Read about it at uk.builder.com.
In the article linked to above, you'll see references to "finishing" the Linux kernel and to the slowdown in patches and feature addition. This is somewhat misleading. The kernel will never be "done" in any real sense. What is meant by this is that it is reaching maturity; the mythical point where it just has to keep up with available hardware and related technologies and not play "catch-up" to other operating systems. At that point, development will slow noticeably, which will be a good thing. Users will have to change their systems less often to keep up with security and functional needs. This can only help the acceptance of Linux, both by regular users and in the corporate data center.
Jack
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