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Is Linux Now a Slave to Corporate Masters?
May 1, 2008, 21 :45 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (5578 reads)

(Other stories by Doc Searls)

"Does it matter who pays the salaries of Linux kernel developers? If so, how much, and in what ways?

"The threads fan out from Linux Kernel Development (April 2008)--a report by Greg Kroah-Hartman, Jonathan Corbet and Amanda McPherson. The report covers a lot of ground. Here are the subheads:

  • "Development Model
  • "Release Frequency
  • "Change Rates
  • "Source Size
  • "vWho is Doing the Work
  • "Who is Sponsoring the Work
  • "Why Companies Support Linux Development
  • "Conclusion
  • "Thanks
  • "Resources.

"Guess which one has been getting the most attention...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
One of the characteristics of FOSS is th ...   Evolution and FOSS   
Charles Hixson
May 1, 2008, 23:05:37
 
He refutes the new brand of FUD being fo ...   Good article by Doc   
GreyGeek
May 2, 2008, 12:37:06
 
The business model for linux has become  ...   probably not but ...   
vm
May 2, 2008, 13:50:04
 
GreyGeek, visa != VISTA. ...   Re: Good article by Doc   
wtay
May 2, 2008, 14:59:41
 
> Interestingly, someone named "Tom Slee ...   Re: Good article by Doc   
Rainer Weikusat
May 2, 2008, 15:10:38
 
GreyGeek?  Please re-read the article.   ...   Re: Good article by Doc   
Some Guy
May 2, 2008, 15:12:27
 
> > So Linux has become an economic join ...   Re: Re: Good article by Doc   
blackhole
May 3, 2008, 07:29:30
 
Ah. Another Emily Litella/Gilda Radner m ...   Re: Re: Re: Good article by Doc   
GreyGeek
May 4, 2008, 22:57:41
 
 The business model for linux has become ...   Re: probably not but ...   
GreyGeek
May 4, 2008, 23:32:03
 
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