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> Linux is made of volunteers This doesn't seem to be true to me: https://lwn.net/Articles/780271/ https://lwn.net/Articles/780271/ The vast majority of cont
by swills 6y ago
> Linux is made of volunteers
This doesn't seem to be true to me:
https://lwn.net/Articles/780271/ https://lwn.net/Articles/780271/
The vast majority of contributors seem to be paid. Am I misunderstanding?
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoNo, it is a common myth that Linux, or many other bazaar-based projects are made by a thousand small, unpaid, helping hands, — perhaps because it sounds romantic. Most of Linux is indeed the fruit of paid, professional labor.
- rvz 6y ago> The vast majority of contributors seem to be paid. Am I misunderstanding? Correct.
- cycloptic 6y agoIn those cases it would be the company that is volunteering, the contribution is still voluntary, and the company is paying someone to volunteer on their behalf.
- recursive 6y agoWhat does volunteer even mean? Does it just mean not-slavery?
- kungito 6y agoThe company is paying an employee to work on a product which their business probably uses in return for publicity, bigger voice in the direction or prioritization of bugs and features, and to ensure stability of the product they depend on