“If open-source software is supposed to be free, how the heck
does anyone selling it make any money? (Don’t give me a funny look.
You’d be surprised at how often I hear that.) Here’s a hint: It’s
not that different from how other software companies make
money.“You’d think that a software company would make most of its
money from, well, selling software. But you’d be wrong…”
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