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[News] Money in Free (Libre) Software and Big Government Contracts

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Open Source and the Soul of a Startup

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| Over the last decade, the company has seen some amazing accomplishments. Our 
| customer list includes every Department of Energy national lab, all the major 
| defense contractors, and corporations such as Boeing. One of our proudest 
| moments was landing a contract with Lockheed Martin and the US Navy to 
| provide a complex sonar solution that was deployed on-board the US Navy 
| Submarine fleet.     
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http://www.doubleencore.com/blog/2008/05/07/open-source-and-the-soul-of-a-startup/


Recent:

Navy to focus only on open systems

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| "The days of proprietary technology must come to an end," [Vice Admiral Mark 
| Edwards, deputy chief of naval operations for communications] said. "We will 
| no longer accept systems that couple hardware, software and data."  
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http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151858-1.html


Millionaires, Billionaires, and Open Source

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| Developers can make millions, even hundreds of millions, but technical
| brilliance almost never come with the business genius and/or amorality
| required to make billions.
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http://practical-tech.com/business/millionaires-billionaires-and-open-source/
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