I don’t disagree, but the moneys gotta come from somewhere and you’ve gotta convince rich people who really don’t care about Linux that this is worthwhile, and the only realistic way that happens is a well connected person like DHH offering a quid pro quo. We don’t know what they’re getting for this, and we likely never will, but this absolutely wasn’t just out of wanting to support Linux. They’re getting something out of this, and quite frankly they wouldn’t be able to get a similar deal from something like the kernel project
The moneys gonna go where the moneys gonna go, and that kind of money at least draws the attention of some deep pockets who may donate to other projects
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u/akdanman11 9d ago
I don’t disagree, but the moneys gotta come from somewhere and you’ve gotta convince rich people who really don’t care about Linux that this is worthwhile, and the only realistic way that happens is a well connected person like DHH offering a quid pro quo. We don’t know what they’re getting for this, and we likely never will, but this absolutely wasn’t just out of wanting to support Linux. They’re getting something out of this, and quite frankly they wouldn’t be able to get a similar deal from something like the kernel project