Post #2276432
2026-05-09 07:38 UTC
Replies (13)
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@hsza@social.tudbut.de 2026-05-09 08:39
@swelljoe@mas.to that 2% probably resolves to adding more ai slop to the kernel
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@ck@chaos.social 2026-05-09 08:45
@swelljoe@mas.to The stakeholders of the Linux foundation is not Linux, its these https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/members
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@MaSven@chaos.social 2026-05-09 08:56
@swelljoe@mas.to We need a better foundation.
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@neverpanic@chaos.social 2026-05-09 09:42
@swelljoe@mas.to I'm no fan of LF, but only one of the graphs cited here is clearly labeled to be about budget. The other one might also be by share of supported projects, number of contributors, or some other metric. Therefore it doesn't seem like this is a valid conclusion from the data in this PDF. And I honestly wouldn't have expected any better from the author of this website. Do look him up, and reconsider whether this is really somebody you want to boost. Cc @bagder@mastodon.social, who boosted.
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@GOKUSHRM@mastodon.social 2026-05-09 09:52
@swelljoe@mas.to we need a 1 complete Linux OS instead of 20 different distro to fight against window & mac
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@jay@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-05-09 10:01
@swelljoe@mas.to In addition to that, I'm pretty sure the Linux Foundation sold my email address to marketers when I applied for a job in the past, since I don't provide my primary email address that often, and when I did, I started getting a ton of junk mail ✉
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@knowprose@mastodon.social 2026-05-09 14:07
@swelljoe@mas.to I was a member, once upon a time, and it did not feel like they were pointed in the right direction years ago. Sad to see what it has become.
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@cholling@bytes.programming.dev 2026-05-09 14:17
@swelljoe@mas.to This is how they finally get me to switch to BSD?
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@michaelormsby@mastodon.art 2026-05-09 16:12
@swelljoe@mas.to Not disputing original post but a solid operating system should have less churn than other software. Once it works just leave it alone unless there’s good reason to fix it. Kind of like the foundation of a structure. Pour it, waterproof it, bury it, and forget about it. One surviving aqueduct is 2.5 millennia old.
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@fishidwardrobe@mastodon.me.uk 2026-05-09 16:20
@swelljoe@mas.to so… 4%? probably more important to ask where the other 94% goes?
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@mjg59@nondeterministic.computer 2026-05-09 19:31
@swelljoe@mas.to That's a list of the sector of organisations that belong to the LF. This is the budget breakdown, which shows 3% being spent directly on the kernel. Some amount of the funding for other projects is also going to contribute to the kernel in various ways. But, fundamentally, the LF is a trade organisation and an umbrella for multiple other foundations. A lot of the money given to them is earmarked for specific purposes, they can't just choose to spend it on the kernel.
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@troed@swecyb.com 2026-05-09 19:44
@swelljoe@mas.to That chart does not show what LF spends money on. You're looking for the Financial Transparency section on slide 58.
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@tasket@infosec.exchange 2026-05-10 02:40
@swelljoe@mas.to If they're going to go afield on other things, I think one of those things should be a a kernel that uses a different concept to dramatically improve security. Well, we know that Linus already passed on microkernels, but in hindsight that was probably a big mistake. Incidentally, the top 2 phone vendors from China no longer run Linux as their base operating system; both Huawei and Xiaomi have switched to microkernels in their products. The level of curiosity in western FOSS circles about this sea change is next to nil. But at least the Linux Foundation has its 9 page listing of corporate names at the start of their reports... that's really somethin.