Interesting:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/02/26/1950212/who-writes-linux-and-open-source-software
I've often complained on list about the near disappearance of individual
contributors to the OS. It was created by individual contributors and
most of the early, critical designs came from individual contributor's.
Nowadays, however, the OS is dominated by large electronic firms. I
consider this dangerous because I don't think the commercial development
mindset or decision-making is compatible with good open source software
that intends to serve the whole community.
That is why one of they points in the Inviolables is that "all users
matter" and that we must always take into account the needs of the
minority. That inviolables also warn against adopting "my tools, my
environment, my features" without concern for others using different
tools and environments.
That slashdot article make it clear that this is a worldwide phenomena,
not just a NuttX thing. I imagine it is just the natural consequence of
the exploding use of open source by business and the business usage now
outnumber the individual, hobbyist use.
To me, this accentuates the need to be aware and supportive of users who
are using less main stream tools and hardware.
