https://linuxadvocacy.tomg.computer/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Linux_supporters Linux supporters - Revision history 2026-07-21T22:12:43Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://linuxadvocacy.tomg.computer/index.php?title=Linux_supporters&diff=39&oldid=prev Tom G.: copy from backup 2025-12-19T15:19:16Z <p>copy from backup</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Who makes and supports Linux?<br /> <br /> The people who work on and maintain Linux come from several categories.<br /> <br /> # independent enthusiast programmers ([http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/H/hacker.html hacker]s) were the first to work on Linux just because they wanted to use it on their home computers, including Linux&#039;s founder, [[Linus Torvalds]]<br /> # expert, guru programmers from MIT and the hacker free software community there laid most of the foundation of Linux. This core of independent programmers is still the &quot;kernel&quot; (no pun intended) of Linux<br /> # professionals who maintain servers for a living submit patches to Linux because it is the quickest and easiest way to keep their servers running (they may care very little about Linux, or even despised it)<br /> # Linux companies, many Linux companies, totalling billions of dollars of worth<br /> # volunteer programmers who contribute for many different reasons, such as political beliefs of communal sharing<br /> # large corporations including Google, Dell, IBM, Facebook, Twitter, Oracle, HP and Samsung<br /> <br /> Any two of these groups would probably be enough to keep Linux going, maybe even any one group.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/linux/ IBM 100th anniversary page talking about their Linux support]<br /> * [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/members Linux Foundation Members (286 companies!)]</div> Tom G.