On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 17:01 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 05:04 +0930, Tim wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 08:58 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > Would we have Linux kernels if there wasn't a company willing to pay > > > Linux kernel developers to do that job without demanding that revenue > > > be realized from their work. > > > > Would we have them if those who did so didn't get something back in > > return for their efforts? I doubt it. But we do have them, and they do > > get back what they want for their efforts, else they wouldn't do it. > > > > Perhaps you want to rethink about what you, or someone else thinking the > > same thing, hopes to get out of it. With any enterprise you have to fit > > into the model that surrounds it. You can't have everything your way. > > > I am always willing to learn new things. Are you saying the Linus and > all the Red Hat employed developers are not being paid to do their > development. ---- that's silly...I remember reading last year in Linux Journal that 90% of kernel development was done by corporate paid employees. Craig
