Message-ID: <69f5ef76@news.ausics.net> From: Computer Nerd Kev Subject: Re: AI Is Killing Some Legacy Hardware Support Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <10sbn6f$2kkkk$8@dont-email.me> <69eb2a5f@news.ausics.net> <10skbd3$1cssv$3@dont-email.me> <10skfk3$93hh$1@news1.tnib.de> <10skglm$1ej2r$1@dont-email.me> <69ee94fe@news.ausics.net> <10snd8b$29c0d$2@dont-email.me> <20260427121054.00003218@gmail.com> <69efe7b1@news.ausics.net> <10sphtg$ka69$1@news1.tnib.de> <69f13be9@news.ausics.net> <10ss6bf$qcto$1@news1.tnib.de> <10ssmgu$3quob$1@dont-email.me> <69f4705e$0$11451$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <69f540a7@news.ausics.net> <9r0hcmxgjt.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> User-Agent: tin/2.6.5-20251224 ("Glenury") (Linux/2.4.31 (i686)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 2 May 2026 22:35:02 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 21 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:86090 Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-05-02 02:09, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> So when a patch gets merged by a new contributor I take it LWN (or >> whoever provides their data) sends an email to their address asking >> who they work for. Those who don't respond are counted as >> "(unknown)", currently 9-10% of contributors. Therefore the number >> of contributors employed by companies is over 80%, and probably >> over 90% assuming non-responders are equally distributed. > > Who they work for, is not the same as being paid to contribute by the > company they work for. Well that was my sloppy phrasing, I assume they ask a more nuanced question about how the contributors attribute their work that reflects how the data is used in the articles. Unfortunately they don't seem to document the exact process, including exactly what question they ask contributors. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#