Message-ID: <68c5ef9f@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc References: <1864d8e7ae136b94$115$2498948$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10a4ph3$obcm$2@dont-email.me> User-Agent: tin/2.6.5-20250707 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 14 Sep 2025 08:26:39 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 17 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:697122 comp.os.linux.misc:74071 In comp.os.linux.misc Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:28:40 +0200, Jacek Marcin Jaworski wrote: >> Individual programmers start free and open software >> movement, but now it is pure controlled by huge corpos. > > Once they contribute the code, they no longer "control" it. Look at the last table which is supposed to indicate the companies contributing to maintenance - which is effectively control over the code others contribute. It's still mainly "huge corps". But it's interesting that "Linux Foundation" makes its only appearance here. I wonder where LWN got the employer data from? -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#