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by DarkShikari 6162 days ago
Of course, but most of the time when software is created for an internal use, the company doesn't want to be in the business of selling said product.
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Most custom-built software is too tied to internal processes to be useful outside, because a generic solution always costs more (the consensus is 3x). Most successful OS projects that have this source solve a narrow, highly technical problem.