Is Linux now a slave to corporate masters?
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| Still, questions about corporate influence on kernel development have been
| raised. Such as, How do companies influence Linux kernel development, beyond
| paying developers?
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| Will the answers expose the kernel as a "corporate initiative?". I doubt it,
| but I'm not the one who needs to be convinced.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-now-slave-corporate-masters
Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus Vow to Encourage Open-Source Drivers
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/04/dell-hp-lenovo.html
Recent:
Linux kernel developers have tripled in number
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| The Linux Foundation (LF) has published a study on Linux mainline kernel
| development. According to LF, the number of Linux kernel developers has
| tripled since 2005, with many more companies contributing to the process
| (including, potentially, the latest new LF member, Adobe).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6925891609.html
Linux Market to Triple by 2012
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| Analyst firm Research and Markets has just put out a project on Linux-based
| server and client hardware sales, and is projecting that the market will more
| than triple between 2007 and 2012.
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| A market for a platform is not the same as an ecosystem for it, which is much
| larger in that it includes the cost of people and third-party software and
| services for the code that runs atop the platform. So the R&M Linux market
| numbers might seem a little small. In any event, the consultancy pegged the
| Linux product and services market for Linux running on servers and clients
| (but not embedded systems) at $2.4 billion in 2007.
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http://www.itjungle.com/tlb/tlb031108-story07.html
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