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Red Hat CEO: Open Source is Not Just About Cost

Red Hat is a company that generates over $1 billion a year in revenues from open source software.

It should come as no surprise then, that the CEO of Red Hat sees being open as the key to innovation. Speaking at the opening keynote for the Red Hat Summit, CEO Jim Whitehurst stressed that open isn’t just a marketing slogan, it’s the only way that modern IT companies can survive.

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