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06 August 2010

The open source problem - "Unfakeable Linux"

Summary:
This post covers the problem of companies that provide open source software
Examples:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux --> CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux --> Oracle Unbreakable Linux

Main post:
Open Source means anyone can take your source and redistribute it, as long as it is not sold.
Furthermore
CentOSOracle

What can comanpanies do?
1. Marketing
Red Hat "Unfakeable Linux" advertisement - smart answer to Oracle's copy of RHEL

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