I think this article was more newsworthy when they accidentally quoted it as 500M instead of 500K (thats how I saw it on my Twitter feeds). The update to reflect the correct amount makes the title feel out of place.
Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
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Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where I work, that's almost enough to pay for two person years of work (inclusive of all overheads). In other words, it's pocket lint.
fire those two lawyers and hire a gang of engineers.
If you want a gang for $500K, please step over to the postdoc aisle. You might be able to get 4 or 5.
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#13$500k? When are they going to get serious?
Where I work, that's almost enough to pay for two person years of work (inclusive of all overheads). In other words, it's pocket lint.
That's a good idea for an OSS currency - lint. Just like bitcoins, but with some modifications. For example, Linus can print as much lint (Linus + Mint = Lint, get it?) coins as he wants. He can give them to whomever he wants, for example he can give some lint to his release manager, or he can "hire" some product people to talk with IBM and co about what features they want.
As for the exchange rate, the holders of lint are under no obligation to sell it for any particular price, it is theirs. All of the transactions are public, so the total amount of outstanding lint is known at all times. A limit could be placed on the amount new lint per day.
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#14What does this investment actually buy them? And what does it go toward?
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#15If Samsung worded it "We're donating $500k to support the great work the Linux Foundation does with FOSS" then I might give them a nod. But to say they are investing $500k (a paltry sum) to battle iOS is kind of sad. Why even say that, it sounds so petty.
So your only motivation is to attack Apple? It's not to simply support the legion of open source developers that have been giving you free software for years?
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#16I do not know if it is Firefox, NoScript, RequestPolicy or just me but the AppleInsider page looks like the default mobile formatted version of most websites.
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#17If Samsung worded it "We're donating $500k to support the great work the Linux Foundation does with FOSS" then I might give them a nod. But to say they are investing $500k (a paltry sum) to battle iOS is kind of sad. Why even say that, it sounds so petty. So your only motivation is to attack Apple? It's not to simply support the legion of open source developers that have been giving you free software for years?
I don't see Samsung coming out and phrasing it like that in the linked article or in its linked Linux Foundation release.
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#18What does this investment actually buy them? And what does it go toward?
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#19I think this article was more newsworthy when they accidentally quoted it as 500M instead of 500K (thats how I saw it on my Twitter feeds). The update to reflect the correct amount makes the title feel out of place.
The headline and article is troll/hit-bait.
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#20If Samsung worded it "We're donating $500k to support the great work the Linux Foundation does with FOSS" then I might give them a nod. But to say they are investing $500k (a paltry sum) to battle iOS is kind of sad. Why even say that, it sounds so petty. So your only motivation is to attack Apple? It's not to simply support the legion of open source developers that have been giving you free software for years?
Samsung hasn't said anything, or at least there isn't a press release that I've been able to find. You're taking words from Apple Insider and putting them into Samsung's mouth.