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0 pointswoodruffw1d ago0 comments

Without bending over backwards to defend the Linux Foundation, I'll point out that the 97% number means very little -- the percentage that actually matters is the percentage that doesn't go towards funding open source at all. The Linux Foundation hasn't been solely about Linux for decades; they are (facially) responsible for hosting a very large number of open source projects.

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cyanydeez1d ago

one could also argue that software that build on top of it create the ecosystem that can drive linux adoption.

This critique is myopic.

daviddever23box1d ago

Agreed - without user-space, developer and deployment tools, there's not much for the kernel to do. 3% on the kernel might even seem overly high.

coldtea21h ago

And one would argue without actually focusing on Linux the kernel and Linux distro on top for the average user, they're just funding server FOSS for use by fat companies

woodruffwOP21h ago

That’s explicitly their mission, though! They’re a trade organization that advances member interests, not a public interest nonprofit.

(In effect, they’re a coordinating body for fat companies. They do indeed fund things in those companies’ interests, but they do it with corporate money.)

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