[General] iTWire - Is Linux really worth USD $10 billion?

[Mohammed Al-Essa]

Just how do you put a value on an open source, free for all, piece of
code such as Linux? The Linux Foundation has attempted to do just
that, and valued just one single distro at more than USD $10 billion.

http://blog.q8lug.org/2008/10/24/itwire-is-linux-really-worth-usd-10-billion/

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Other news:

BMW wants to pimp your ride with open source | The Open Road - The
Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET News

…BMW [recently] revealed it is looking for partners as it pursues an
open-source car computing platform. The German company is enthusiastic
about the potential for such an open-source system's potential to keep
up with the rapid advances in technology and features in the
multimedia and digital entertainment areas.

http://blog.q8lug.org/2008/10/24/bmw-wants-to-pimp-your-ride-with-open-source-the-open-road-the-business-and-politics-of-open-source-by-matt-asay-cnet-news/