There are numerous choices in operating system to run on your computer. Most use Windows. Others use Linux. Others (like myself) use a Mac. However, one thing is abundantly clear: our computing lives are moving online.

Speaking for myself, it is my web browser (Firefox) which is always open. It is the first program I start when I boot up. I use Gmail for my email. I use Google Apps for managing my time (Calendar in conjunction with Remember the Milk). My entire business is online.

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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.