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What happens when the Linux kernel decides to ignore standards bodies? What happens if a single party manages to usurp governance?
by Shish2k 5y ago
What happens when the Linux kernel decides to ignore standards bodies?
What happens if a single party manages to usurp governance?
- ethbr0 5y ago"The Linux kernel", in this analogy, doesn't also own a major cloud platform and/or device ecosystem and/or top ranked websites. I think in the 21st century we should have clearer glasses about what key enablers corporations can leverage to push their visions, even on ostensibly open source codebases.
- otherotherchris 5y agoGoogle did this with Android. It's GPLv2, 'standards bodies' (and Linus, but he seems to be cool) can go pound sand.