Comments on: There’s more to Linux than support http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/ Shining a spotlight on the openSUSE Community Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:21:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Stephen Sat, 10 May 2008 12:47:04 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/#comment-273 I would contend that FOSS depends on corporates to a larger and larger extent because most of the top FOSS developers are paid rahter well by them and are rather happy with that, not to mention the extensive PR noteriety that comes from working for a company with a marketing department. Have they sold their soul to the devil? That's a call they should make for themselves. If they want they can always start an island colony for their development work because, like FOSS, corporates will also survive (albeit in one form or another) with or without FOSS. I see no conflict myself, there's a level of mutual compatibility that's too frequently ignored between the two camps. I would contend that FOSS depends on corporates to a larger and larger extent because most of the top FOSS developers are paid rahter well by them and are rather happy with that, not to mention the extensive PR noteriety that comes from working for a company with a marketing department. Have they sold their soul to the devil? That’s a call they should make for themselves. If they want they can always start an island colony for their development work because, like FOSS, corporates will also survive (albeit in one form or another) with or without FOSS. I see no conflict myself, there’s a level of mutual compatibility that’s too frequently ignored between the two camps.

]]> By: superppl http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/comment-page-1/#comment-270 superppl Fri, 09 May 2008 21:39:44 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/#comment-270 Beineri makes a good point. Without all those companies helping fund linux development, it would move at a snails pace. All these developers would have to a real job somewhere else, where they will have to choose between getting a life or developing linux. And imagine if they were working for Microsoft or another company that produces an OS, then they wouldn't be able to work on linux at all by contract. Software like Wine has only gotten as far as it has in the time it had because of all the contributions from "unnecessary" companies, so you have to give it some thought. As human beings, we do not actually need our hands, legs, or eyes, tongue, and many others; but would you really want to go about without them?!? Beineri makes a good point. Without all those companies helping fund linux development, it would move at a snails pace. All these developers would have to a real job somewhere else, where they will have to choose between getting a life or developing linux. And imagine if they were working for Microsoft or another company that produces an OS, then they wouldn’t be able to work on linux at all by contract.
Software like Wine has only gotten as far as it has in the time it had because of all the contributions from “unnecessary” companies, so you have to give it some thought.

As human beings, we do not actually need our hands, legs, or eyes, tongue, and many others; but would you really want to go about without them?!?

]]> By: Beineri http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Beineri Fri, 09 May 2008 12:34:38 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/#comment-268 > For all we care they can go down in flames. Also speed of development? What if without companies "Linux" would have today some state like Hurd? :-) > For all we care they can go down in flames.

Also speed of development? What if without companies “Linux” would have today some state like Hurd? :-)

]]> By: The FOSS community http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/comment-page-1/#comment-267 The FOSS community Fri, 09 May 2008 10:50:30 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/05/09/theres-more-to-linux-than-support/#comment-267 I can't help but think that none of the corporates (including RedHat or Novell) understood yet that we, the people developing FOSS software, actually do not need them. For all we care they can go down in flames. We did manage without them for a long long time and we would continue to do so if they vanish. Sure its nice to suck them dry and make a ****load of salary but if they really think that FOSS depends on corporates they are dead wrong. So they can keep on talking about Linux here and Linux there but they should not mistake their role as something other then the piggy-back riding necessary evil they are. So ST*U and enjoy the ride :-) I can’t help but think that none of the corporates (including RedHat or Novell) understood yet that we, the people developing FOSS software, actually do not need them. For all we care they can go down in flames. We did manage without them for a long long time and we would continue to do so if they vanish. Sure its nice to suck them dry and make a ****load of salary but if they really think that FOSS depends on corporates they are dead wrong. So they can keep on talking about Linux here and Linux there but they should not mistake their role as something other then the piggy-back riding necessary evil they are.

So ST*U and enjoy the ride :-)

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