NewsFactor: Who’s Making Money from Open Source?

“In the programming world, open source software such as Linux is
known for its publicly available source code. Because of this
availability, communities of unpaid programmers around the world
work to develop and troubleshoot such software.

“While the term ‘open source’ to most people has come to mean
‘free,’ companies large and small have proven there is money to be
made in the open source sector.

“In fact, software distributors, original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and service and support providers all stand to
make a profit from open source products…”

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