> How does Linus Torvalds make money when Linux is free? Linux is so big there's a thriving Linux Foundation. This is rare. > How do commercial Linux or MySQL

> How does Linus Torvalds make money when Linux is free? Linux is so big there's a thriving Linux Foundation. This is rare. > How do commercial Linux or MySQL or Apache companies make money when their IP is free? support but again this requires an absolutely massive installed size because only a tiny percentage will pay.