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AtlasBarfed ◴[] No.42733143[source]
Linux will politically continue to fail to extract needed monetary support from first world countries and mega corps principally dependant on it.

In particular, my libraries and national security concerns.

The US government has its underwear in a bunch over various Chinese sources hardware, but continues to let a bunch of hobbyists maintain the software.

I almost think it is time to hold these massive orgs accountable by merging targeted vulnerabilities and performance bombs unless they start paying up. Microsoft and other monopolized software companies have no issue using whatever tactics are necessary to shale the revenue from software dependent/ addicted orgs.

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1. jahewson ◴[] No.42733985[source]
Per Wikipedia:

“An analysis of the Linux kernel in 2017 showed that well over 85% of the code was developed by programmers who are being paid for their work”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux

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2. The_Colonel ◴[] No.42734559[source]
I would bet the percentage increased since then.