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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by mankash666 on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @05:31PM (#17412014)
You're grossly misinformed about the importance of corporate sponsorship and involvement.

1. Google's use of Linux legitimizes Linux (further)

2. Corporations have contributed far more to Linux's source code than individual volunteers

3. As much as you'd like to paint Linux as a socialist, anti-corporate savior, it's symbiotic relationship with capitalism is what makes it thrive and relevant.

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Re:Google ups its Linux Foundation membership to the $500,00... by ksec on Thursday June 28, 2018 @07:17AM (#17415895)
>As much as you'd like to paint Linux as a socialist, anti-corporate savior, it's symbiotic relationship with capitalism is what makes it thrive and relevant.

I have been thinking whether this model is purely because of GPL, or would it have been the same if it was Apache 2.0 or other more permissive license?

Or was it because it was so widely used you cant ignore it.

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