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9 Open Source Companies to Watch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-not-very-hard dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A look at 9 open source companies to watch, focusing on everything from systems management to portals to apps servers. " Silly bits like where their names come from to less silly bits like how much VC they got and what they actually do. I haven't heard of many of these, but it's encouraging to see a growing number of businesses being built around Open Source.

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  1. Re:The question I'd like to see... by deander2 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    How do they plan to keep making money going forward?
    I'm not trying to be negative or cynical, but it's surely the most interesting question as an external observer.

    well, considering that this question has been answered here, there and virtually everywhere, repeatedly, for the last 5-6-7 years now, if you are not trying to be negative or cynical, one must suspect you of trolling.

    i'm not trying to be mean, just a casual observation from an external observer.

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  2. Re:The question I'd like to see... by NineNine · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    well, considering that this question has been answered here, there and virtually everywhere, repeatedly, for the last 5-6-7 years now, if you are not trying to be negative or cynical, one must suspect you of trolling.

    Oh wait, let me guess... "support", right? Oh, sure. That's worked out really well for... hmm... [insert company here]... Well, maybe in abother 5-6-7 years, maybe it'll be true. Until then, just saying "money comes from support" is the troll, buddy, because it's simply not true outside of Red Hat. Or maybe you're not quite trolling, but just spreading FUD...