[Info-vax] OT(?): Linux: developed by corporates. *NOT* developed by unpaid volunteers.

[Craig A. Berry]

On 3/28/15 11:08 PM, David Froble wrote:

> I'll admit that a "for profit" developer might also limit the platform
> selections, but, a for profit company might be more interested in
> expanding their opportunities for profit.  Someone who wrote some
> software for their own use, on their platform of choice, might be much
> less interested in supporting other platforms, nor interested in making
> it possible for others to support other platforms.  Thus my (perhaps
> flawed) insight into "free software".

Maybe. Or maybe the open source developers are motivated by pride rather
than profit and their values include portability for its own sake.