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I disagree

Posted by: TomH35 on September 17, 2002 08:33 PM
I don't think Linux makes much money for anybody. Please name the Linux companies that have posted profits three years in a row. To my knowledge, most of the development of GNU/Linux software comes from volunteers, working in their spare time. Even the companies that manage to make payroll have gotten the majority of software that they put into their distros from volunteer work. This isn't to say that GNU/Linux can't make money - I just don't think it's the primary motivator for most of the developers working on various OSS and Free Software projects.

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