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While you are correct in general, Linux is not a good example of a project that is developed without profit. Most of the major contributors and maintainers of L
by Skunkleton 8y ago
While you are correct in general, Linux is not a good example of a project that is developed without profit. Most of the major contributors and maintainers of Linux are paid for their work. The companies that are paying for this work make huge profits from Linux.
- bonzini 8y agoDoes Intel or ARM make profits from Linux? They need to have it run will on their current hardware, and they can show future features in advance, but they don't directly make a profit from selling Linux.
- Skunkleton 8y agoNo one makes profit from selling linux. People make profit with devices running linux, or by selling linux support.