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:Q: Who Really Creates Linux? A: The Enterprise
Q: Who Really Creates Linux? A: The Enterprise
Apr 2, 2008, 22 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (5186 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

[ Thanks to sjvn for this link. ]

"Some people are still under the delusion that Linux is written by unwashed hackers living in their parents' basements whose only social life is playing D&D and having flame wars over IRC (Internet Relay Chat) about whether vi or EMACS better and debating Picard versus Kirk. Nothing, nothing could be further from the truth.

"The LF (Linux Foundation) has just released a new report, 'Linux Kernel Development: How Fast It is Going, Who is Doing It, What They are Doing, and Who is Sponsoring It.' This comprehensive study of the last three years of Linux kernel development, from version 2.6.11 to 2.6.24 releases, reveals that the average Linux developer is being paid by a major corporation to develop Linux..."

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Mark
Apr 2, 2008, 22:57:10
 
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Apr 3, 2008, 14:05:08
 
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