On 2009-04-28, Doctor Smith <iaintgotnostinkinemail@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:15:14 -0500, DFS wrote:
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> How many billions is open-source software worth?
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>>>> In other words, using OSS isn't about being anti-Microsoft or
>>>> believing in some sort of open-source ethical rightfulness, using
>>>> OSS is simply a smart business move. Indeed, at $387-billion in
>>>> value, OSS is twice as valuable as Microsoft's current net worth of
>>>> $183.5-billion. Not bad for 'free software' is it?
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>>> http://blogs.computerworld.com/how_many_billions_is_open_source_software_worth
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>> So that makes Linux/OSS one of, if not the, biggest financial failures the
>> world has ever seen.
>
> Yea.
>
> Enron has nothing on Linux as far as failure is concerned.
No one ever said that Linux would create a Robber Baron.
Infact, that would be contrary to the whole point of Free Software.
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