The concept of free software has amazed me because so many developers were willing to put in time outside of their day jobs for the fun of it and just to give away their work. Its voluntary nature, made me expect that the free software movement would stay in the realm of more technically inclined people and would not to turn into mainstream business. However, it has defied all my expectations, going from strength to strength. I got a clue that it had arrived when Dell announced a line of PCs based on Linux. But how does a movement whose premise is being “free” get the attention of the world?
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