How Do Companies Make Money with Linux?如何賺錢公司與Linux ？
Open source enthusiasts believe that better software can result from an open source software development model than from proprietary development models.開源愛好者認為，更好的軟件可以產生一個開源的軟件開發模型比專有的發展模式。 So in theory, any company creating software for its own use can save money by adding its software contributions to those of others to gain a much better end product for themselves.因此，從理論上講，任何一家公司開發軟件供自己使用可以節省資金，增加其軟件的貢獻他人獲得更好的最終產品的本身。 Companies that want to make money selling software need to be more creative than they did in the old days.公司要賺錢銷售軟件需要更多的創造性比他們在舊天。 While you can sell the software you create that includes GPL software, you must pass the source code of that software forward.雖然您可以出售的軟件創建，其中包括GPL軟件，你必須通過的源代碼，軟件邁進。 Of course, others can then recompile that product, basically using your product without charge.當然，其他人可以再重新編譯，產品，基本上使用的產品都是免費的。 Here are a few ways that companies are dealing with that issue:這裡有一些方式，公司正在處理這個問題：
• Software subscriptions—Red Hat, Inc. sells its Red Hat Enterprise Linux products on a subscription basis. •軟件訂閱，紅帽，公司出售其紅帽企業Linux產品在用戶的基礎之上。 For a certain amount of money per year, you get binary code to run Linux (so you don’t have to compile it yourself), guaranteed support, tools for tracking the hardware and software on your computer, and access to the company’s knowledge base.對於一定數額的錢，每年你的二進制代碼運行Linux （這樣您就可以編譯它自己） ，保障支持，跟踪工具的硬件和軟件在計算機上，並獲得該公司的知識基礎。 While Red Hat’s Fedora project includes much of the same software and is also available in binary form, there are no guarantees associated with the software or future updates of that software.雖然Red Hat的Fedora項目包括許多相同的軟件，也可在二進制形式，沒有任何保障相關的軟件或未來的更新，該軟件。 A small office or personal user might take the risk on Fedora (which is itself an excellent operating system), but a big company that’s running mission-critical applications will probably put down a few dollars for RHEL.一個小型辦公或個人用戶可能會承擔風險的Fedora的（這本身就是一個極好的作業系統） ，但一個大公司的運行關鍵任務應用程序可能會放下幾美元為RHEL 。
• Donations—Many open source projects accept donations from individuals or open source companies that use code from their projects. •捐贈許多開源項目接受捐贈的個人或開源公司使用代碼從他們的項目。 Amazingly, many open source projects support one or two developers and run exclusively on donations.令人驚訝的是，許多開源項目支持一個或兩個開發和運行完全捐款。
• Bounties—Software bounties are a fascinating way for open source software companies to make money. •獎金軟件獎金是一個迷人的方式為開放源碼軟件的公司賺錢。 Let’s say that you are using XYZ software package and you need a new feature right away.比方說，您使用的是某某軟件包，你需要一個新的功能了。 By paying a software bounty to the project itself, or to other software developers, you can have your needed improvements moved to the head of the queue.支付軟件懸賞，以項目本身或其他軟件開發商，你可以需要改善的轉移到頭部的隊列中。 The software you pay for will remain covered by its open source license, but you will have the features you need, at probably a fraction of the cost of building the project from scratch.該軟件為您支付範圍將繼續其開放源碼許可的，但你將有你需要的功能，在可能的一小部分費用的建設項目從零開始。
• Boxed sets, mugs, and T-shirts—Many open source projects have online stores where you can buy boxed sets (some people still like physical CDs and hard copies of documentation) and a variety of mugs, T-shirts, mouse pads, and other items. •盒裝集，杯子和T -恤衫，許多開源項目有網上商店您可以從那裡購買盒裝集（有些人還是喜歡物理的CD和印本文件）和各種各樣的杯子， T恤衫，鼠標墊，和其他物品。 If you really love a project, for goodness sake, buy a T-shirt!如果你真的愛一個項目，多做好事，買T卹！
This is in no way an exhaustive list, because more creative ways are being invented every day to support those who create open source software.這絕不是一個詳盡的清單，因為越來越多的創造性的方式正在發明的每一天，以支持那些誰創造開放源碼軟件。 Remember that many people have become contributors to and maintainers of open source software because they needed or wanted the software themselves.請記住，許多人已成為捐助者和維護者的開放源碼軟件，因為他們需要或想要的軟件本身。 The contributions they make for free are worth the return they get from others who do the same.他們的貢獻使自由是值得的回報，他們從別人誰也這樣做。
Source of Information : Linux Bible 2008 Edition 信息來源： Linux的聖經2008年版
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