Sunnudaginn 28 maí 2006 18:49 skrifaði S Glasoe:
Corporate/business support by using and sharing code back to Linux has allowed it to progress over the years. Corporations/businesses, large and small, have helped it grow since the early days/months. So "they" have been "killing" Linux practically from day one or two. Sure has been a slow, miserable death. Too bad it keeps getting better or it would have been dead long ago.
Stan
The code "shared" by corporate entities is not for the purpose of "progressing" linux, but to protect their own interest. If the code hadn't been shared, similar code would have been created by Linux community members, and eventually make Linux even better. Look at the windowing systems on Linux, as an example ... back in 1998 you had something radical, like enlightenment with some radical metal look. Today, even enlightenment themes look like Windows ... the only thing that differs is the size of the X button, or the colors of the frame.