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Re:Open source as a civic duty by cpursley on Saturday August 17, 2013 @09:43PM (#6231231)
What is Android based on? Linux.
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Re:Open source as a civic duty by pmh on Saturday August 17, 2013 @10:59PM (#6231440)
Linux kernel development is also primarily[1] done by paid engineers

[1] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2012...

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Re:Open source as a civic duty by pjmlp on Sunday August 18, 2013 @04:22AM (#6232090)
Linux wouldn't be where it is today without the work of full time engineers paid to work on it.
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