Οι περισσότερες web εταιρείες χρησιμοποιούν λογισμικό ανοιχτού κώδικα και Linux. Το κοινωνικό δίκτυο Facebook with two billion members it is no different.
For years, Facebook has not only used open source software, but also actively contributed to large open source projects. These include the React JavaScript library. The project Open Compute Project, and the cGroup2 container software for Linux.
Well we have good news and bad news: Now Facebook has acquired its membership Linux Foundation at the Platinum level. We started well, as that means more money in the Linux Foundation coffers.
It was also expected. The Facebook open source team has been a member for a long time but has now entered the Linux Foundation at Platinum level to the highest level.
Here comes the bad news. As a Platinum member, the head of the Open department Source του Facebook Kathy Kam θα ενταχθεί στο διοικητικό συμβούλιο του Linux Foundation. Η Kam είναι 20 χρόνια τεχνικός, product management, και ηγέτης στο developer relations με τεράστια εμπειρία στην διαχείριση του ανοιχτού κώδικα. Είχε εργαστεί στο παρελθόν στην Google και την Microsoft.
Why bad news? Facebook has been criticized for how it handles the privacy and for a policy that is not impartial since strong party nuances are often discernible. We hope Facebook's voice doesn't change the Linux Foundation's philosophy.
Otherwise the developers of the company they have proved that they can produce work by participating in large open source projects hosted on the Linux Foundation, such as Presto, GraphQL, Osquery and ONNX.
