“For all the success of open source software–developers the
world over flock to the code available freely over the
Internet–its purveyors able to thrive as public companies are
few.“Linux operating system seller Red Hat has generated billions in
value for investors, but its shares have slipped 3 percent in the
past year amid new competition. Novell, which supports a version of
Linux, has been criticized for striking a cooperation deal with
Microsoft seen by many as a threat to the spread of Linux…”
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