Philipp Thomas wrote:
- kernel: Andrea Archangeli, Andi Kleen, Jens Axboe, Karsten Keil (isdn4linux)
We have at least 5-8 core kernel people. For example, only today, when I used our developers to answer some question from the Oracle guys about 64bit PCI, I found out we had the main PCI guy in our ranks (in the prague office).
- glibc: many of the core developers work for SuSE (Thorsten Kukuk, Andreas Jaeger, Andreas Schwab)
- quite a few KDE developers work for SuSE
- reiserfs (Chris Mason works for SuSE)
We also paid Hans Reiser and his entire team. To work on stuff everyone gets in the end. Ok, plus many more developers, like the ALSA sound founder is in our Prague office, plus the entire joystick driver (very sophisticated!) is SuSE, plus many things that I forgot and don't care about since I only use it.
Suse GMBH is a hard-nosed bunch of businessmen seeking to maximise bucks at minimum cost.
Beg your pardon, but it's *not*. If it would be, chances are high I'd quit. SuSE is much more than that but the salary for 600 employees has to be earned somehow. I at least am grateful that SuSE has offered me a chance to make a living out of a hobby. And I also know few companies (German ones, of course) that would offer me the freedom I have here at SuSE.
I sincerely hope the people that Suse have just shoved on the pavement gets jobs soon.
Yes, that's also my hope.
Looking good.