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Originally posted by crazycheese View PostOracle mostly aggressively sells software(using opencore model), where RH sells the service(and derived upgrades) that are open source after development.
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Originally posted by deanjo View PostOriginally posted by yotambienLately there's been quite a lot of nonsense posts with rubbish claims like this. You people love to talk about IQ scores and imply your belonging to some intellectual elite because you use a particular operative system. Nevermind how absolutely ridiculous this idea is or how idiotic the whole concept of IQ measurements turns out to be.
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There is nothing Free about Facebook. Just because it does not demand a monetary repayment for services rendered doesn't mean it isn't obtaining repayment via other means.
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Originally posted by yotambien View PostLately there's been quite a lot of nonsense posts with rubbish claims like this. You people love to talk about IQ scores and imply your belonging to some intellectual elite because you use a particular operative system. Nevermind how absolutely ridiculous this idea is or how idiotic the whole concept of IQ measurements turns out to be.
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Originally posted by deanjo View PostYup sure it is being hindered, by no one else more then it's own developers by choice.
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Originally posted by crazycheese View PostBeing informed and labeled "zealot" is WAY better than being a redneck, that label you.
I have already provided glues why linux(or any other open system) is not dominating. It is actively being hindered.
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Originally posted by crazycheeseNo one with minor IQ would ever run proprietary if [...]
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RMS was making money while developing emacs. It was free, open source, and yet he was making money. Not the stupidly massive profits closed source companies can rake in, but money none the less.
Now proprietary software can make more money, sure, but it comes with a lot of baggage - like being dependent upon the company making it. I've missed out on opportunities simply company B doesn't want to rely on company A (which I work for) - B wanted what A could provide, but wanted code in the end too. The reason that B didn't develop in house? Developer experience. They didn't have it, and it was cheaper and faster to simply hire someone who already knew about everything they wanted.
As for proprietary providing software that open source doesn't, that's also goes the other way. Many companies use eclipse-based IDEs because there's nothing else appropriately available. GCC-based compilers are also quite wide spread in the embedded world. GNU/Linux itself runs on routers, networking gear, might even find its way into cars, and I have seen it running entertainment systems in aeroplanes.
Proprietary software has its place. Open source software has its place. There's also a lot of overlap between the two. Best tools for the job and all.
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Originally posted by yogi_berra View PostOracle reported $8.8 billion for their third quarter. Just the third quarter. Red Hat isn't as big a company as they want you to believe.
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