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



 On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:07:11PM -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote: 
> On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 11:05 -0400, Mark J. Dulcey wrote: 
> > 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. 
> 
> Should have been clear that I was speaking solely from the kernel 
> standpoint, I really have no clue what they do in other areas as far as 
> upstream contributions. However, I do have insider knowledge[*] that 
> they do NOT send kernel contributions upstream to Debian or anyone else. 
> Canonical's "fixes" and "enhancements" are more or less considered 
> "secret sauce" and a competitive advantage. 
> 


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