Most web companies use software open source and Linux. The social network Facebook with its two billion members 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 σε επίπεδο Platinum. Ξεκινήσαμε με τα καλά, καθώς αυτό σημαίνει περισσότερα χρήματα στο ταμείο του Linux Foundation.
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. Ως Platinum μέλος, η επικεφαλής του τμήματος Open 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 manages privacy and for a policy that is not impartial as there are often strong partisan nuances. We hope Facebook's voice does not change the Linux Foundation 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.
