32BitsOnline: The Price of Free Software | Linux Today

32BitsOnline: The Price of Free Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 8, 1999

The latest installment in the ongoing “ABCs of Linux” series
by Rob Bos.

“Free software, is, at its core, a very unique gift culture —
one where the smallest gift is multiplied hundreds of times over as
more and more people make use of it; where the gifts, once given,
keep on giving back.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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