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75% of Linux Code Now Written By Paid Developers
i_want_you_to_throw_ writes "During a presentation at Linux.conf.au 2010 in Wellington, LWN.net founder and kernel contributor Jonathan Corbet offered an analysis of the code contributed to the Linux kernel between December 24 2008 and January 10 2010. The Linux world makes much of its community roots, but when it comes to developing the kernel of the operating system, it's less a case of 'volunteers ahoy!' and more a case of 'where's my pay?'"
It's not clear from the article why anyone should perceive a contradiction between having high ideals and getting paid to do something you enjoy.
Yep, I said it. You can't un-read it!
Well, it certainly explains why Linux is starting to suffer from severe bloat.
First you had excellent devs self-selecting and trying to show off their best skills.
Then you had some doing it for a meager living.
Now it's largely professional.
Next comes mostly outsourced to incompetent people for lowest possible cost regardless of skill.
free lunch. Yep your high school economics teacher wasn't a complete idiot.
I completely agree. Giving away useful code for free is tantamount to communism.
As a professional Engineer, the engineer code of conduct specifically states that we are to get fair pay for work performed. As such I will never give away code.
Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
See subject above, and please: Learn to write more than 2 words to make your points. Your "see dick and jane run" prose in your replies truly and absolutely sucks.
Linux is gospel among software enthusiasts, that is code not earned by bribery and mercenaries but carved into flesh and blood by trial and error on the front.
With Linux being contributed in any manner of commerce, then those same commercial forces have the ability to retract their code and manipulate the use of it by conditions that in-effect destroy the purpose GNU stood for to raise Linux in before HURD.
Now this convinces me that HURD is all there is that remains untainted by commerce. That does it. Linux after kernel 2.4.20 is all effected. If SCO wasn't a hint at the intentions to destroy Linux is one way or another, then you are a clueless `luser' that shouldn't be commenting on discussion you aren't interested.
To retain the Freedom of software, Linux is always to be delivered as a freeborn Son that none are allowed to steer in any direction but efficiency of it's usability. If there are any strings attached, then it will always be pulled back to who realy owns and controls it's development at the highest value. Microsoft and others are known to make investments to derive a controlling interest in the direction of competing products, and just like OpenGL and other technologies this has been in their cross-hairs just like a bunch of Jews and Jesuits underming a country through currency and ecclesiastic order.