Who Writes Linux and Open Source Software?

A recent analysis of GitHub open source code projects revealed that the top contributors were all companies, including Amazon Web Services, Intel  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

ISSUE No. 141 - March 02, 2023

Who Writes Linux and Open Source Software?   A recent analysis of GitHub open source code projects revealed that the top contributors were all companies, including Amazon Web Services, Intel, Red Hat, Google, and Microsoft. The results showed that Microsoft and Google were tied for the top spot, with Red Hat close behind in third place. While individual contributors were once the driving force behind open source, companies are now the main contributors to open source projects, with company employees responsible for much of the code. Read more on Slashdot.org

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