In many ways, CentOS’s days were always numbered, however, given that it was effectively a (free) RHEL clone. While RHEL was to be for enterprise-grade projects requiring robust security and support (at a price), CentOS was offered for projects where developers or companies required a stable, production-ready Linux distribution without the costly commercial support from Red Hat. So, in 2014, Red Hat essentially acquired CentOS, including all trademarks, to complement its commercial Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product. The open-source CentOS project, meanwhile, was at one point the most popular Linux distribution for web servers. And Android, which is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel, has made Google a lot of money. Red Hat, for example, is well-known for its commercial Linux distribution and is one of the reasons IBM doled out $34 billion for the company four years ago, while Suse has built a billion-dollar business off the back of Linux.
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Thirty years on from its inception, it’s perhaps clearer than ever that Linux has thrived for the most part due to its open-source foundation, enabling companies to escape the clutches of proprietary vendors and monopolies.īut Linux also serves as a good example of how open-source software can be a highly monetizable endeavor, with businesses selling services, support and premium features on top of the core community-driven project. Everyone loves LinuxĪs the bedrock of countless modern consumer and enterprise systems, from smartphones and automobiles, to web servers and beyond, Linux requires little introduction. “Rocky Linux has been a rocket ship in terms of uptake across the enterprise and cloud,” Kurtzer told VentureBeat. Join us at the leading event on applied AI for enterprise business and technology decision makers in-person July 19 and virtually from July 20-28.
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