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On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 02:44:06PM +0000, James wrote: |
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> The kernel gyrations are all really about something much more important. |
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> *MONEY* |
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> ...Commercial distros like Apple's offering are making |
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> billions. |
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OS X is not a linux distribution. |
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It uses the xnu kernel, which fuses elements of BSD |
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kernels with the Mach microkernel to create a hybrid. |
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Also, I think Linus still has a lot of say about kernel |
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development and last I checked he's not particularly wealthy, |
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so while there is some merit in what you say (mostly in the |
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sense that money can buy more developer hours) I don't think |
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Linux kernel development is "all about the money". |
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