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Did anyone ever suggest otherwise?

Story: Why There is no Kernel Hacker Sell-OutTotal Replies: 3
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justintime

Jan 25, 2010
12:08 PM EST 		Has anyone suggested that Kernel devs *have* sold out? Because if so, I haven't seen it. It would be a ridiculous claim anyway.
Bob_Robertson

Jan 25, 2010
12:33 PM EST 		That was the intimation behind "They're being paid by BIG CORPORATIONS!"
justintime

Jan 25, 2010
3:09 PM EST 		uh, but it was stated at a presentation at a Linux conference by a Linux developer. I could be mistaken, but I doubt he was trying to insinuate that kernel developers had "sold out".
glynmoody

Jan 25, 2010
3:46 PM EST 		well, there's this:

"Forget lofty ideals about the open-source community: most Linux kernel code is written by paid developers at major corporations."

http://apcmag.com/linux-now-75-corporate.htm

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