[nylug-talk] Debian and HP = Profit

[Ruben Safir]

On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 06:11:01AM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
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> Who said you can't make money by supporting free community-based Linux
> distributions?
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> HP is making $25 million by supporting the free Debian GNU/Linux
> distribution in what may ultimately turn out to be a challenge to
> commercial distributions from Novell and Red Hat.


Did you get your cut?  BTW - we have room for you if you want to go to
Lake Placid this weekend.

Ruben


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