"The lack of contributions to the kernel project relative to other distros is worrying for anyone interested in the overall health of the Linux ecosystem. If th

"The lack of contributions to the kernel project relative to other distros is worrying for anyone interested in the overall health of the Linux ecosystem. If the most popular Linux distro in the world has nothing to contribute, well, that doesn't bode well for the overall future." "By Canonical's estimates, Ubuntu has roughly 90 percent of the Linux market." Red Hat 2013 revenue: $1.3 billion Canonical 2013 revenue: $66 million Whether this relatively tiny company contributes to the kernel is not going to have much impact on the future. This "90% market share" comment is also questionable--90% of a market that will pay nothing for its software? 90% of zero is still zero.