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...access its source code, may modify the code, and may redistribute copies of either the original or the modified code without having to pay royalties to previous developers. Referred to by some as a "paradigm shift," the OSS phenomenon is having a significant impact on the information-technology landscape. Although the revenue generated by open-source software does not come from the products themselves but from related hardware, software, and services, that revenue is now in the billions of dollars and growing....
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