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

[David Froble]

Craig A. Berry wrote:
> 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.

If so, how much has that "pride" helped their creations run well on VMS?