In a new report from the Linux Foundation a lot of data is published showing who actually helps to move forward the Linux Kernel. Interesting to see that the largest share (21.1%) of contributions comes from independents. Second largest contributor is RedHat (with 12%), followed by IBM (6.3%), Novell (6.1%), Intel (6.0%) and many others. What this report shows again is the important support of Open Source by large hardware and software companies. Many of these of course have vested interests, but that’s okay. Important is a well structured governance process that assures that the final deliverable actually fulfills the need of many and not of a few. The report is certainly a worthwile read.

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