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But it wasn't clear how one could make money from open-source software until Tiemann hit on the idea of giving it away and selling support services.
Like most of its peers, Red Hat offers a free version of its base product and relies on selling support services and extra tools for revenue.
The underlying programming code for open-source software is distributed free on the Internet; companies make money off it by selling support contracts for products built from that code.
It's also selling support services for StarOffice.
Like most open source projects, Alluxio is monetizing its work by selling support and advanced features.
SCO has been selling support services for Caldera cald and TurboLinux for about 6 months, and it has already given some intellectual property to the Linux open source community.
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It manufactures communications satellites and sells support services.
They offer the distribution for free and sell support.
That presents another problem: SCO already sells support services for Caldera and TurboLinux, which distribute competing versions of Linux.
VA Linux's current strategy is to focus on high-end servers and sell support and services.
Google previously sold support as a monthly subscription, but now these prices are for the lifetime of the device.
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