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Also the idea of companies making money off of open source isn't new or nefarious and often helps people who aren't even their customer. Red Hat is the classic
by jhbadger 9y ago
Also the idea of companies making money off of open source isn't new or nefarious and often helps people who aren't even their customer. Red Hat is the classic example, and many organizations use CentOS, a distribution based off of Red Hat's distro without paying Red Hat anything. And in scientific computing there's RStudio, which makes a great open source IDE for R besides offering prducts and services for sale.
- ChrisRackauckas 9y agoWow, I asked for the data that led him to his conclusion about "the monopoly" and he blocked me. So much for open science... https://twitter.com/paulmromer/status/985529525491654657 https://twitter.com/paulmromer/status/985529525491654657
- improbable22 9y agoI just realised who this blog post is by, it's the Paul Romer. Apparently gravitas is important at the World Bank, because clearly he's run the tank dry.