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The development of free software requires extensive resources. But where are these resources coming from if the final product is freely available? The needed resources are provided by people and organizations that in some way profit (though not necessary in monetary terms) from free software. The following table summarizes some of the funding sources for open source development and their motivations.

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  • Funding of open source software
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  • The development of free software requires extensive resources. But where are these resources coming from if the final product is freely available? The needed resources are provided by people and organizations that in some way profit (though not necessary in monetary terms) from free software. The following table summarizes some of the funding sources for open source development and their motivations.
  • The funding of open source software by people and organizations implies that there must be some benefit to the funder beyond the production of the open source software itself. As the software is distributed free to some or all users this benefit is not a profit from the sale of the software.
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  • Funding of open source software
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  • The development of free software requires extensive resources. But where are these resources coming from if the final product is freely available? The needed resources are provided by people and organizations that in some way profit (though not necessary in monetary terms) from free software. The following table summarizes some of the funding sources for open source development and their motivations.
  • The funding of open source software by people and organizations implies that there must be some benefit to the funder beyond the production of the open source software itself. As the software is distributed free to some or all users this benefit is not a profit from the sale of the software.
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