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A comment on Gentoo News: Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia Kernel Vulnerabilities. Parent comment

Re:Gentoo News: Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia Kernel ... by siwatanejo on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @01:34AM (#48203490)
Errr.. are you saying that Linux contributors are only affiliated to small companies or volunteers? Well, last time I checked, some contributors were RedHat(IBM) and Microsoft employees ;)
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Re:Gentoo News: Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia Kernel ... by graemep on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @03:45AM (#48204448)
I am saying that big company funding of some FOSS is exceptional compared to the economy at large. Most public goods are not funded by bug companies. They do not do the same for roads or public health services, or free education or public libraries etc.

Even with FOSS few projects get the funding or contributions the Linux kernel does.

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