Linus makes $1.5 million per year from the Linux foundation. And the foundation itself pulls in $300 million a year in revenue.
They are directly benefiting from contributors and if they cause harm through their actions there’s a good chance they’ll be held liable.
I don't even think this is an appropriate analogy worth answering. Goodwill are selling products to consumers in a direct exchange of money-for-goods.
No one is buying Linux.
And any company selling a device or software the includes the Linux code should be liable then.
And they are according to the law btw. Along with anyone distributing the software which includes the owner of the Linux repositories.
Linus makes $1.5 million per year from the Linux foundation. And the foundation itself pulls in $300 million a year in revenue.
They are directly benefiting from contributors and if they cause harm through their actions there’s a good chance they’ll be held liable.