Google has a lot more than two full-time developers working on Linux security. Android has a whole crew, and so does ChromeOS, and there are multiple teams that focus on Linux kernel security for various organizations that work on systems in data centers. The difference is that all of those are focused on kernel security as it relates to the various products, while these two are just donated to Linux work in general.
Also, note that, as the summary points out, these two engineers have been doing this work
The status quo is under their control, not provided by an independent body. That is quite different. But yes at the _moment_ Google is a valuable Linux contributor, also in the security area. How long that will keep is anybodies guess.
The status quo is under their control, not provided by an independent body. That is quite different. But yes at the _moment_ Google is a valuable Linux contributor, also in the security area. How long that will keep is anybodies guess.
It'll continue for as long as contributing to Linux is valuable to Google. This is how open source works.
The status quo is under their control, not provided by an independent body. That is quite different. But yes at the _moment_ Google is a valuable Linux contributor, also in the security area. How long that will keep is anybodies guess.
It'll continue for as long as contributing to Linux is valuable to Google. This is how open source works.
That is not how large corporations work. This contribution can stop at any time, without warning and without sane reasons.
Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.
-- R. A. Heinlein
Peanuts (Score:3)
Corporate greed knows no bounds...
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Corporate greed knows no bounds...
Google has a lot more than two full-time developers working on Linux security. Android has a whole crew, and so does ChromeOS, and there are multiple teams that focus on Linux kernel security for various organizations that work on systems in data centers. The difference is that all of those are focused on kernel security as it relates to the various products, while these two are just donated to Linux work in general.
Also, note that, as the summary points out, these two engineers have been doing this work
Re:Peanuts (Score:2, Insightful)
So? Still peanuts when they make mountains of money off Linux.
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So? Still peanuts when they make mountains of money off Linux.
Out of curiosity, what do you think they should do?
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Add two zeros to the donation. Then it would be small, but not pathetic as it currently is.
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Add two zeros to the donation. Then it would be small, but not pathetic as it currently is.
That's probably not far off what the status quo is.
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The status quo is under their control, not provided by an independent body. That is quite different. But yes at the _moment_ Google is a valuable Linux contributor, also in the security area. How long that will keep is anybodies guess.
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The status quo is under their control, not provided by an independent body. That is quite different. But yes at the _moment_ Google is a valuable Linux contributor, also in the security area. How long that will keep is anybodies guess.
It'll continue for as long as contributing to Linux is valuable to Google. This is how open source works.
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The status quo is under their control, not provided by an independent body. That is quite different. But yes at the _moment_ Google is a valuable Linux contributor, also in the security area. How long that will keep is anybodies guess.
It'll continue for as long as contributing to Linux is valuable to Google. This is how open source works.
That is not how large corporations work. This contribution can stop at any time, without warning and without sane reasons.