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Linux kernel R&D worth over 1bn euros

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“How much would it cost the European Union to cobble together
the Linux kernel from scratch?

“The development costs would reach over a billion euros (or
about £900m, or $1.4bn USD), according to researchers from
the University of Oviendo, Spain. Jesús
García-García and Mª Isabel Alonso de Magdaleno
are set to present this open source thought experiment at the
European Union’s Conference on Corporate R&D next month.”


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