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> Did Linux distros actually offer support at some point? Ever wonder how Red Hat became a billion-dollar company before it was bought by IBM, and now makes up

by bregma 2y ago

> Did Linux distros actually offer support at some point? Ever wonder how Red Hat became a billion-dollar company before it was bought by IBM, and now makes up a huge segment of IBM's revenue stream? Have you noticed SuSE is still around? Have you ever speculated on how Canonical keeps its lights on? Paid support, my naive friend. Linux support is big business and is what keeps the popular distros alive.

xg15 2y ago
Good point!
matheusmoreira 2y ago
Arch Linux seems to be an exception. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux > Arch developers remain unpaid, part-time volunteers, and there are no prospects for monetizing Arch Linux