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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by ghaff on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @03:17PM (#16925039)
>E.g. open source project like Linux kernel where volunteers choose what they want to work on

The vast majority of Linux kernel contributors work for companies who pay them to work on the Linux kernel. Many of those developers do have some flexibility in what they spend their time on but it's not like they can do whatever they feel like.

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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by jasode on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @03:25PM (#16925117)
>The vast majority of Linux kernel contributors work for companies who pay them to work on the Linux kernel.

Sorry for not being clear, the context was "building" a product. E.g. rewind the clock to 1991 when Linux Torvalds and volunteers and hobbyists are "working remotely" via USENET and exchanging emails. The Linux kernel they iterated on is an astounding achievement but that collaborative process is a totally different dynamic than a business that has to spend real money and get a product out.

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