How do companies like RedHat make money?
Many open source companies like RedHat make their money supporting their products in several different ways. Some of those ways include 24/7 tech support and training on their products. Many companies also publish books to train folks on their products.
What makes open source open?
Open source is open because the source code is available to the public. Developers can find and edit to the source code. This allows developers to alter the code to fit their specific needs and fix bugs they find in the code.
Why didn't Bill Gates consider going open source?
Why Bill Gates didn't consider going open source is a tough question to answer. In his own words, open source creates a license "so that nobody can ever improve the software,".
Many other would argue that by controlling the source code, Gates can in many ways control who can develop software to run on Windows and therefore maintain a monopoly on the money generated by the PC market.
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