So? Does it need more? Seems to be doing just fine.
Not sure why people think the linux foundation should only do the kernel, it supports a wide variety of open source projects.
So? Does it need more? Seems to be doing just fine.
Are we really doing fine? 4% linux market share? Windows is a default? 8 fellows and 28 “leaders”? That’s “fine”?
Not sure why people think the linux foundation should only do the kernel, it supports a wide variety of open source projects.
The maintainers are burning out, the developers are graying, there could be more tests, Rust could be a bigger focus, hundreds of positions from trainee and beyond could be funded, contributions via alternative means besides email could be supported, hardware support could be improved, support staff could be employed, lobbying for linux could be done (linux as a default for products, government OS default could be linux, etc.), and so much more directly related to linux could be done.
4% linux market share?
On desktop. On servers the situation is much different.
phones.
and pretty much every device thats not a desktop computer runs linux.
Do you want to bribe the users to use Linux over Windows? Would work with maybe 1% of the users, 50% don’t even know what windows is, they’re just happy they’re still alive and that this funny button allows them to communicate with other seniors.
I do not disagree, but shouldn’t the name be changed to reflect that?
What do you propose to change it to? There are several big organisations supporting open source projects in general. The Linux Foundation’s most famous project is Linux. They pay Linus’s bills so he can develop Linux full-time. The Linux Foundation’s relationship to Linux kernel development is unique among open source software organisations.
The foundation supports a bunch of other open source projects, after all there is a lot more to devices that run the Linux kernel then just the kernel.
Also, I found it a but funny that the foundation created the PDF using Adobe InDesign 19.4 (Windows), according to the metadata in file posted on their website. (original | archive of the PDF)
Looking at the member list it seems like the foundation is supported by companies that probably only care for Linux as a server platform.
