“Recently Scott McNealy spoke to the Sun OS Ambassadors at our
semi-annual conference in Menlo Park CA. He told us that he is
frequently asked by customers:
- Why Sun is doing this whole ‘open source’ thing and giving away
software for free?- “How can Sun expect to make any money with free software?
- “How is this good for customers?
“He gave us his five reasons…”
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.
