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[News] Why Free Software is a Matter of Necessity for Business

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Why People Like Open Source Software 

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| And why do people open source their own software?
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| To put it simply, they failed to sell their software, and this is THE main 
| reason. But I can certainly give you some minor ones too: 
| 
| 1. Because they failed to create a software that can be sold for $.99 to 
| millions of people and work on iPhone. 
| 
| 2. Because they can't afford to hire salesmen who are members of the same 
| golf clubs as CEO's of Fortune 500. 
| 
| 3. Because other people already did the same, and having proprietary software 
| hurts your image. 
| 
| [...]
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http://opensource.sys-con.com/node/888511/print

Commercial open source, the future state

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10202232-62.html


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Flipping burgers or writing code?

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| For students the world over, summertime marks the end of exams and a few
| months away from the books, tutorials, and professors. Harsh reality though
| soon comes knocking in the shape of economic reality and it also usually
| means, for most, the need to find a summer job.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/03/flipping_burgers_or_writing_co.html
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