Re: Linux on the desktop - it's come a long way, but is it there yet?

["Shirley Márquez Dúlcey" <user=15@nabble.blu.org>]

 Jarod Wilson wrote: 
> 
> Ubuntu is unusual in other ways too. 
> 
> http://cycle-gap.blogspot.com/2008/07/linux-kernel-development-stats-from.html
> 
> Note the part towards the end where Greg KH mentions Canonical's 
> contributions to the kernel. 

I'd have to see whether Canonical is contributing to other open-source 
projects before reaching the conclusion that Greg reaches. It's possible 
that they are more active in non-kernel projects. Kernel development 
isn't the only way to participate in Linux. It's not really surprising 
that a distribution where the major focus is UI polish and smoothness 
would not be heavily focused on kernel work. 

It's also possible that they send their contributions upstream to Debian 
rather than directly to the kernel developers, thus their work is 
attributed to Debian developers rather than to Canonical. 

All that said, it's possible that Canonical really isn't being a good 
community player. But I think that the jury is still out. 

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