3 ms·how can they sell GPL OS? I mean they can try, but people will just download for free if they can.by flamedoge 10y agohow can they sell GPL OS? I mean they can try, but people will just download for free if they can.smcdow 10y agoSo, then how do you explain Red Hat's $11.5B valuation?flamedoge 10y agoWell they don't sell OS, they sell service contracts.beefield 10y agoGoogle has no trouble having an important proprietary layer on top of open android linux kernel.