Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Nov 2009 16:48 UTC
Linux continues to innovate in the area of file systems. It supports the largest variety of file systems of any operating system. It also provides cutting-edge file system technology. Two new file systems that are making their way into Linux include the NiLFS(2) log-structured file system and the exofs object-based storage system. Discover the purpose behind these two new file systems and the advantages that they bring.
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I'm afraid there is no disconnect between the two statements in the way that you want.
A lot of different companies contribute developers and resources to the Linux kernel and they each work on things that make sense to them, so yes, they do volunteer for projects. They cannot be forced to work on anything by any central authority.
You've tried to argue this line before, and it usually boils down to you trying to insinuate that open source development is turning to some central proprietary development model simply because some people happen to be getting paid to write open source code within the most important projects. Not only is it wrong, it's also an argument that goes absolutely nowhere.