Re: living in a cave (corporate nature of Linux)

R. Quenett wrote:
> I just saw a comment on blfs-support@ referencing "the *corporate*
> nature of Linux now (Thanks Novell, Red Hat, Microsoft (they have a
> huge  part now), and Debian)."
>
> I'd appreciate if anyone would be willing to share a link or two
> where  I could read more about this. It's very concerning to me to
> contemplate that microsoft might have a significant involvement in
> Linux (and yes, I have been living in a cave).  Embrace, extend,
> extinguish?  Free bsd? Other choice?
>
> Thanks.
>
> R

Hi,

Here's one of the above links that you asked for.

https://www.wired.com/2012/04/microsoft-and-linux/

https://www.linux.com/blog/top-10-developers-and-companies-contributing-linux-kernel-2015-2016

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2013/09/linux-foundation-releases-annual-linux-development-report

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Microsoft-Ranks-17-on-List-of-Top-Linux-Kernel-Contributors-847629

#1 for 2016 was Intel

-- 
Douglas R. Reno
--LFS/BLFS systemd maintainer

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