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Old 03-04-2011, 11:16 AM   #1
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how do Linux companies earn money


Well this question has been haunting me from some time.I want to know how do companies like Red Hat,Canonical or any one which offers Linux are earning their bread and butter?
Can just support give these companies a lot of revenue?
 
Old 03-04-2011, 11:28 AM   #2
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Kind regards
 
Old 03-04-2011, 11:29 AM   #3
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Support (including "subscriptions" - You can't get RHEL updates without compiling from source)
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Old 03-04-2011, 11:51 AM   #4
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