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Linux research shows open source contributing trillions to economy (siliconangle.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

That number combined an estimate of time saved by not having to develop software covered by open source and the profits reaped by companies using open source in production

People will be mad at this, but they can and should just use a different license if they are unhappy with leeching.