[fireman15]

“Linux Foundation” is a company (more or less) that produces (IMO, YMMD) rather bad training classes etc. for Linux & related open-source topics. They aren't the people who produce the operating system kernel or any of the many distributions that use it.

Ha, ha, ha!!! Although it is very common in any thread about Linux to find all sorts of bizarre characterizations. I find it hilarious when people write extremely misleading posts for who knows what reason.

The Linux Foundation has been sponsoring Linus Torvalds’ work for the past 21 years. If you go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/linustorvalds/ it says “Linus Torvalds, Fellow at Linux Foundation, Portland Oregon, Main Linux kernel developer since 1991, still active maintainer.” His Linkedin page does not list any other employers.

Are you calling Linus Torvalds a liar? Isn't that some form of sacrilege in the Linux community?

[Campion]

"Sponsoring Linux Torvalds" is not the same thing as "producing the Linux kernel". The first is paying Linus' bills. The second is producing the Linux kernel.

You do understand the difference, don't you?

You do understand that Linus is one of many people involved with producing the kernel, and most of those people either (a) work for other companies, and their job allows or protes them working on the kernel; (b) work for other companies and just do "moonlight" work on the kernel; or (c) are retired, etc.

It isn't the case that Linux Foundation pays all or even very many of those people a salary, technically steers kernel development, etc.