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Have The Suits Changed Linux?

Posted by timothy on from the button-up-shirts-are-very-comfy dept.

rcunnings points out this "interesting story about the assimilation of one prominent Linux hacker into the business of Linux. Sushi anyone?" Linus himself has always seemed a perfect pragmatist, and in this article he implies that corporations are benefiting everyone when they act as -- his term -- "sponsors."

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  1. What's the big deal by Stevyn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I RTFA and I don't see what the big deal is. Companies want to support Linux because they believe as a lot of people here do that it can revolutionize computing and they don't want to be left behind. They can't simply buy it so they influence it's contributors directly and indirectly. Bill Gates hasn't done much to innovate computing and he's the richest guy in America. Obviously that way of doing things wasn't best for everybody so we have a new system here. Let's see how this pans out.