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If someone were to tell you that you could get a free car which goes faster, gets better gas mileage, and handles better then any car you can buy on the market you would probably think that the person was insane. In the software industry there exists a massive amount of code which does just that. With the advent of GNU/Linux the Open Source Movement went from a small group of political minded hackers and onto people's desktops, companies servers, and the machines which run the Internet. Open Source Software businesses are popping up all over the world and turning traditional software business models on their head. Companies as large as IBM, ORACLE, and Apple are going to make Open Source the cornerstones of their business. Microsoft, the largest and richest software company in the world is rapidly shifting it's business strategy to try and block the adoption of Open Source Software. Open Source is garnering attention the world over, but what exactly is it, what advantages does it give to developers, software suppliers, and software buyers, and most importantly "How do you make money on something you give away for free?". Come and participate in a discussion which aims to answer these questions, and find out why Open Source is still beneficial in a country where all software is almost free.

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