Even there compile speeds make a difference. The linux kernel is quite slow to compile, but when you make changes it doesn't take that long because it generally just rebuilds a file or two fairly quickly because of the way dependencies and changes are handled. If every driver change would require 15 minutes to build it wouldn't be nearly as popular as a platform.
I don't know how opensolaris kernel builds are, but they're not nearly as simple to wrap your head around as the linux kernel. As a result the level of participation is quite low.
Of course this is more a build issue than it is a language issue in this case.
But yes as you said the compile speed on the linux kernel is partly because it's C and not C++
I don't know how opensolaris kernel builds are, but they're not nearly as simple to wrap your head around as the linux kernel. As a result the level of participation is quite low.
Of course this is more a build issue than it is a language issue in this case.
But yes as you said the compile speed on the linux kernel is partly because it's C and not C++