You can do stuff like this with open source because:
a) There are no license restrictions
b) You have access to the code
and
c) You do not have to wait for some company like Microsoft to adapt
While Linux does not have a marketing push fueled by big advertising budget, Linux grows, in part by filling in the holes that proprietary software is unable to fill.
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