Myth of Linux Hobby Coders Exposed

Eh-Wire writes "Stuart Cohen, CEO of the Open Source Development Labs, does a short piece on the myth of renegade hackers coding in their parent's basements to create the Linux OS. He suggests this hasn't been the case for many years and goes on to claim that of the top 25 core developers, more than 90% of them are fully employed with some of the largest technology companies in the world. Stuart goes on to explode the myth of renegade programmers by saying, 'Sure, it represents a new way to create software, but the actual process looks a lot like how enterprise software has been made for decades.' A short but interesting read."

Comments

renegade prgrammers

[Anonymous Coward]

Damn them renegade prgrammers, they have been the bane of my life for many many years!

Re:Selected Instances

[Anonymous Coward]

Truth is, there are hundreds of major, active kernel developers.

Really...

"Stuart Cohen, CEO of the Open Source Development Labs, does a short piece on the myth of renegade hackers coding in their parent's basements to create the Linux OS.

I really do my best work in the attic.

Linux in professional hands?

[mr_majestyk]

Make no mistake, Linux is in professional hands

yeah, like these guys.

Re:Well, maybe not for the Linux kernel, but...

[ThousandStars]

I code the project that feeds me eight feet from my bed

That's remarkable! Do you produce some kind of servant or cooking robot?

Re:The Ubiquitous PHB

[tomhudson]

by then quantum computing will be the norm, and Microsoft will have to delay Longtooth

Microsoft WANTS quantum computing. Like Schrodinger's cat, if the machine looks like its crashed, just turn the MONITOR off and on again - 50-50 chance that next time you look, it's actually still running. Of course, if it IS running and you blink, it may NOT be running when you open your eyes.

How this is different from today is left as an exercise for the reader.