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by magissima 2767 days ago
Obviously FOSS supports proprietary software, but I'm curious how you think proprietary supports FOSS. Seems like a pretty one-sided relationship to me.
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dpower 2767 days ago
In this case, Linux would get wider adoption if it could attract some large software vendors. Good for everyone.
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erikbye 2766 days ago
Linux has large software vendors.
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nyolfen 2767 days ago
proprietary software frequently inspires foss clones
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solarkraft 2766 days ago
Uh, their contribution is inspiration?
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