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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hate to break it to you but Linux is maintained by corporate America. Everything from the Linux foundation to Linux focused companies like Red Hat, Amazon and Microsoft.

Sure it is probably better than anything else available but I think it is silly to focus on the region a company is based in when we are talking about international corporations.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Linux focused companies like Microsoft

    my sides

    Being a contributor to an open-source project is not the same as actually owning a "commercial" product. They can voice opinions in the mailing lists, but they don't have direct influence. Sure, some maintainers work for those companies, but I would say that's hardly the same. It's sponsorship, and it's welcome pretty much no matter where it comes from in my view.

    If those companies disappeared overnight, Linux would be fine. Development would be a lot slower, sure, but it wouldn't implode and instantly become worthless like macOS or Windows

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