please dont say me like just suppporting the FS r Open Software … i dont understand what thy mean

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Open-source software doesn’t have to be free. The two go hand-in-hand very well, but open-source licensing like the GPL only stipulates that the source code be made available at no additional cost not that the software can’t be sold commercially.
For free open-source software, covering their expenses happens in a number of ways. You can buy copies of various Linux distributions, usually for premade disks and possibly a printed manual, pay for support, or contribute in the form of a donation. Sometimes the developers themselves will pay for operation costs out of their own pockets.
Most people contributing to free open-source projects do so simply because they like doing it.

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When already so much work has been done in opensource, and almost an alternative of everything is present for free, even some freebies are better than the paid products, so why can’t this happen that Microsot copies the source code of Mozilla Firefox, make some changes, and go ahead than firefox. No one will ever know what Microsoft did, since they will not reveal their code. This will save a lot of revenue of Microsoft, I guess.

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My husband asked me this question last night while looking at a really cool software release. So I began to wonder myself. Do the coder’s make money? Will they eventually charge for its use once people love it, or sell the rights and then charge current users? Just curious if anyone knows.
Thanks–

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If I need to buy 10 computers and a server to run a small network and small database with internet access, approximately how much money would I save by going with a 100% open source setup?

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Is it just a hobby thing or a resume thing for them

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I’m talking about good applications or web-based software like CMSs – how do they make money if the item is free or open source… How do they stop people ripping them off or taking the project in the wrong direction? what license should I get to make the most out of something I hope to write?

I know all the positives of open source software, but what I am asking is this. Is it possible to make money out of it? If yes, how?
If it isn’t possible, then can we hope for a future where all software will be open source? I doubt there will be many people wanting to “work” for free. Would it attract less people to software development? How will it affect software companies?

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for Nothing (to the tune of “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits): I want my software free Now look at Stallman, that’s the way you do it Writing free software like GCC His code’s open, that’s the way you do it Coding for nothing and your software free Copy-left license, that’s the way you do it Or compatible, like those guys from vim Pine it used to have a BSD license And a recursive acronym (Chor…

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