5 Reasons Why Commercial Software Companies Care About Open Source and Linux | Linux Today

5 Reasons Why Commercial Software Companies Care About Open Source and Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 21, 2012

When you think of Open Source software and Linux, you probably think of legions of independent developers and scruffy enthusiasts scattered across the globe – pounding out code and annihilating bugs with the words “Linux Forever” and a Penguin tattooed on their forearms.

Sure, those people exist, but they’re being crowded out by serious IT professionals dressed in business casual.

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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