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Not free of charge?

komodosp · 2008-04-03 21:38:40

Oops, just saw this forum.. already posted this in the "computers" forum! How is open source software not inherently free of charge? Surely as soon as the source-code becomes available to the public all profitability is lost, as people go out and develop their own versions of the software... no? How can a company make a…

03-04-2008 10:38PM

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Oops, just saw this forum.. already posted this in the "computers" forum!

How is open source software not inherently free of charge? Surely as soon as the source-code becomes available to the public all profitability is lost, as people go out and develop their own versions of the software... no? How can a company make a profit from it, and who pays them for it?

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Several answers posted now in the original thread.

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