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		tomnipotent on Dec 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CentOS Project shifts focus to CentOS Stream You do realize that a non-trivial number of contributions to Linux come from professional developers working at companies like Google, IBM, and RH?

sph on Dec 8, 2020 [–]

Agreed, a significant part of Linux's graphical stack (GNOME, mesa, pipewire, etc.) is maintained by people whose email end in @redhat.com

kcb on Dec 8, 2020 | [–]

For now. As with all acquisitions it's only a matter of when.

tomnipotent on Dec 8, 2020 | | [–]

Except acquisitions work out just as often as they don't.

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