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Microsoft Developer Made the Most Changes To Linux 3.0 Code

Posted by Soulskill on from the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction dept.

sfcrazy sends this quote from the H: "The 343 changes made by Microsoft developer K. Y. Srinivasan put him at the top of a list, created by LWN.net, of developers who made the most changes in the current development cycle for Linux 3.0. Along with a number of other 'change sets,' Microsoft provided a total of 361 changes, putting it in seventh place on the list of companies and groups that contributed code to the Linux kernel. By comparison, independent developers provided 1,085 change sets to Linux 3.0, while Red Hat provided 1,000 and Intel 839."

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  1. Community Myth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I wish people would get over this myth of Linux being a community effort of users putting their minds together. It hasn't been this way since the late 90's. Most Linux development comes from corporations who could care less about GPL or open source. Everybody has their hand in the cookie jar at this point. Everyone except Canonical, which is hilarious...Microsoft has now contributed more to Linux development than the entire lot of fools running that plagarist distro. It is not user-driven innovation any longer. For that you have to look at Haiku or the *BSDs.

  2. Re:Yay by RightSaidFred99 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, because Microsoft hires dummies and pays them shitty wages, you know? Here's a clue: You wouldn't make the cut in a Microsoft hiring process.

  3. Re:Yes let's just get down and dirty in the code by gavron · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, I checked. it's you.

    They only added interoperability for them. It does nothing for linux.

    I know, facts upset you people who call everyone else fanboys.

    It's ok.

    One day when you're out of junior high (or ITT tech) you'll understand.

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  4. Re:Yes let's just get down and dirty in the code by gavron · · Score: -1, Troll

    Windows specific programs?

    As servers?

    So nothing freaky happens (like ... you use windows so that non respond in a standards-compliant manner)

    Improve performance? Well that's not windows.

    Avoiding substantial maintenance costs? Well that's not windows.

    "and instance" = "an instance"?

    Basically it's clear you're inventing things, have no understanding of servers, services, or windows.
    If you're using windows for server-side work, you've already lost.

    I'm sure you'll find some way to spin it... but since Microsoft doesn't pay ME to be a shill, have a nice evening.

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