Yes. Today. This was not always the case. Consider this; at what point was the first person hired to work on the kernel? At what point were there a majority of

Yes. Today. This was not always the case. Consider this; at what point was the first person hired to work on the kernel? At what point were there a majority of patches submitted by paid workers? ^And then consider that up until that point, it was all unpaid. Just... think for a while, just think please.