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Seems most of the contributions are from hardware/distro developers. Recent contributions pin Google at making up about 2% and Facebook at 0.8%. I can imagine t
by cameronbrown 7y ago
Seems most of the contributions are from hardware/distro developers. Recent contributions pin Google at making up about 2% and Facebook at 0.8%. I can imagine they're contributing far more value with their Linux Foundation memberships though.
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- scarface74 7y agoFair enough. But, that still means that most Linux contributors are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts and that they are getting paid for it - not volunteering.
- cameronbrown 7y agoMy source only breaks down corporate contributions. Volunteers do make up a significant portion of kernel contributions.