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Who writes Linux: Corporate America
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| I'm not sure why the silly notion that "Only .10068% of Linux kernel
| developers are paid" keeps circulating, but it does. So, let me just say,
| once and for all, Linux is written, for the most part, by paid software
| engineers and programmers from major American corporations.
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| [....]
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| The top ten looks like this: Red Hat, 11.2%; Novell, 8.9%; IBM, 8.3%; Intel,
| 4.1%; Linux Foundation, 2.6%; independent Linux consultants, 2.5%; SGI, 2.0%
| MIPS Technology, 1.6%; Oracle, 1.3% and MontaVista, 1.2%. Just underneath the
| top ten, you'll find Google at 1.1%.
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| Except for MontaVista, a major embedded Linux vendor, MIPS, a powerhouse
| semiconductor OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and the independents,
| these are all major, billion dollar plus United States companies. It doesn't
| really sound like Linux is made in ma's basement does it?
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/who_writes_linux_corporate_america
How Do Companies Make Money with Linux?
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| This is in no way an exhaustive list, because more creative ways are being
| invented every day to support those who create open source software. Remember
| that many people have become contributors to and maintainers of open source
| software because they needed or wanted the software themselves. The
| contributions they make for free are worth the return they get from others
| who do the same.
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http://computingtech.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-do-companies-make-money-with-linux.html
Related:
Linux products and services to touch $7.7 bn by 2012
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| The market for Linux products and services will grow from $2.4 bn in 2007 to
| $7.7 bn in 2012.
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http://www.ciol.com/Developer/Open-Source/News-Reports/Linux-products-and-services-to-touch-$77-bn-by-2012/5108102625/0/
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