linux-kernel - Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel

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Message-ID: <7b69d1470705231916q5bfd9c0bo36021f823729b8a3@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 May 2007 19:16:35 -0700
From:	"Scott Preece" <sepreece@...il.com>
To:	"Jeff Garzik" <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"Chris Malton" <chrism@...oftuk.dyndns.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

On 5/23/07, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> >> Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make
> >> their modifications public.
> >
> > They do for the kernel - they produce an "appliance".
>
> Ah, I stand corrected.
>
>
> >> WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source company.
> >
> > They've quietly fed little bits back now and then but not made a big song
> > and dance about it. Hopefully with Andrew there and the like more will
> > occur.
>
> Strange that the NIC and SATA driver bits never seem to be among those
> "little bits"...  Along with filesystem and other modifications
> discussed in the press, or observable net stack behavior when connecting
> to their computers over the 'net.
>
> So, emphasis on "little", I guess.
>
>         Jeff
---

For 2.6.21, Jon Corbet's count for LWN showed Google ninth on the list
(by number of changesets), among companies whose contributors could be
identified.
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