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They do far more than support. They pay a lot of kernel devs, compiler devs and they maintain a secure, well-tested stable kernel for years on end. Saying that
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They do far more than support. They pay a lot of kernel devs, compiler devs and they maintain a secure, well-tested stable kernel for years on end.
Saying that they only do support (discarding all of their engineering work and contributuions) is not accurate.
- stonemetal 15y agoNo one is saying that is all they do. However they get paid by selling support contracts. They don't get paid for kernel or compiler development.