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Commentary: How to make a buck with Linux

While major players in the open source world lay off people, or merge, or watch their share prices hemorrhage, research maintains that Linux growth isn't slowing. This paradox confounds Linux fans, who want their industry to exhibit the necessary stability to take on proprietary software vendors.
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While major players in the open source world lay off people, or merge, or watch their share prices hemorrhage, research maintains that Linux growth isn't slowing. This paradox confounds Linux fans, who want their industry to exhibit the necessary stability to take on proprietary software vendors. So we're back to the basic question of how one can make a buck from free software. Read Evan Leibovich's commentary. --ZDNet News

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