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		jiggy2011 on Aug 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open source as a civic duty Android is developed mainly by paid engineers, not people giving their time as "civic duty".

cpursley on Aug 18, 2013 [–]

What is Android based on? Linux.

pmh on Aug 18, 2013 | | [–]

Linux kernel development is also primarily[1] done by paid engineers

[1] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2012...

pjmlp on Aug 18, 2013 | | [–]

Linux wouldn't be where it is today without the work of full time engineers paid to work on it.

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