BIG TECH makes LINUX. Is that a problem? https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/c7968894-8178-4e75-a605-766482018e91
You are missing the point. It's not like developers are going to insert malicious code. That's not the problem. Rather, when development is controlled by big companies, the priorities are decided by big companies. The people doesnt get to decide the direction of the development. That way corporate culture defines the direction of development.
I think these companies values two things:
. new features.
. increased efficiency.
In contrast, people oftentimes don't need increased efficiency. People's focus is often that it actually works. If it is inefficient, then that is usually okay.
And the features being developed are oftentimes inaccessible because they are developed for developers not people. These features are accessible through the terminal and you need to understand the documentation to use them.
If the people had more control over the kernel development, perhaps it would be easier to develop distributions for a general audience.
I think these companies values two things:
. new features.
. increased efficiency.
In contrast, people oftentimes don't need increased efficiency. People's focus is often that it actually works. If it is inefficient, then that is usually okay.
And the features being developed are oftentimes inaccessible because they are developed for developers not people. These features are accessible through the terminal and you need to understand the documentation to use them.
If the people had more control over the kernel development, perhaps it would be easier to develop distributions for a general audience.
I quite agree with you but there’s something you might be overlooking:
The features companies code in for their own purposes are often the basis used by other devs to build more user friendly stuff. Basically the companies pay to get a lot of the base level stuff done and then we can all build upon it.
That being said: I’m still in the fence about corporate involvement. It’s unavoidable but I wish we could mitigate it better than “mutually assured destruction”
