Not talking about quality or utility. But how gigantic the project is and how diverse its users and developers are. All that for nothing being asked in return, just some evolved monkeys satisfying their curiosity of tinkering.
Linux is the backbone of large portions of the internet so tonnes of money is poured into it. Althought Linux has a niche userbase for home PCs it is often the default choice for servers & development.
Not talking about quality or utility. But how gigantic the project is and how diverse its users and developers are. All that for nothing being asked in return, just some evolved monkeys satisfying their curiosity of tinkering.
To be fair lots of companies contribute time/labor/money to Linux. It’s a pretty commercial FOSS project as far as they go.
Linux is the backbone of large portions of the internet so tonnes of money is poured into it. Althought Linux has a niche userbase for home PCs it is often the default choice for servers & development.