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You would be incorrect, LWN tracks statistics about contributor employers for every Linux kernel release and their latest post about that says that "(None)" (ie
by pabs3 11mo ago
You would be incorrect, LWN tracks statistics about contributor employers for every Linux kernel release and their latest post about that says that "(None)" (ie unpaid contributions) beat a number of large companies, including RedHat by the lines changed metric, or SUSE by the changesets metric.
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1046966/f957408bbdd4d388/ https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1046966/f957408bbdd4d388/
- foota 11mo agoWell yes, but the vast majority of changes (~95%, by either changes or lines) seem to be from contributors supported by employers.
- pabs3 11mo agoSure, but there is still "someone" contributing unpaid.
- heartsavior 11mo agoDefinitely individual can start with their own reason. It is questionable whether they can make contributions which scope would be a quarter of the work including design or even larger.
- gjsjchd6 11mo ago[dead]