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Linux is 70% Corporate

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Posted Apr 23, 2008 in

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Rich Menga is PCMech's video guy, an author and part-time host of PCMech LIVE.
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Would you believe me if I told you that 70% of Linux kernel development is performed by PAID employees in commercial enterprise? It’s true.

If you’re a Linux user, does that make you mad? Does that make you hang your head in shame?

It shouldn’t.

Personally speaking I was really happy to discover this. It means that big-biz has a definite interest in keeping Linux alive and productive in enterprise environments. It ensures that Linux as a whole will stick around for a very long time.

By nature, Linux fans are very anti-corporate. Purists want absolutely nothing to do with corporate initiatives and would rather have everything as a strict volunteer unpaid effort.

Big-biz has spoken otherwise. People are getting paid for Linux development and it’s far outweighing the volunteer effort.

Get used to it.

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2 Comment(s)

  1. PenguinPete said:
    4/24/2008 10:32 am

    There is good and bad to both but I think it is a good thing that 70% of kernel development is nonvolunteer. That will speeed development and make sure certain features are included in the kernel.

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  2. Dolores said:
    4/27/2008 12:56 pm

    I’m pretty sure most people using linux and other open-source softwares know this already.

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