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Red Hat
Red Hat
  -[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:RHT Red Hat, Inc.] (Google Finance)
  - [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:RHT Red Hat, Inc.] (Google Finance)
  - Red Hat is a public company.  
  - Red Hat is a public company.  
  - Red Hat provides open source Linux kernel which is free.
  - Red Hat provides open source Linux kernel which is free.
  - Red Hat sells customer support and training for open source software.  
  - Red Hat sells customer support and training for open source software.  


Linuxcare
Linuxcare/ Levanta
  -[http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=12738986 Linuxcare, Inc.] (Google Finance)
  - [http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=12738986 Linuxcare, Inc.] (Google Finance)
- [http://www.linux.com/feature/135838 RIP, Levanta] (Linux.com)
- Linuxcare is a public company.
- Linuxcare is the first major Linux support company.
- Levanta laid off all employees on March 31, 2008.


Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
  -[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=Sun+Microsystems&hl=en Sun Microsystems, Inc.] (Google Finance)
  - [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=Sun+Microsystems&hl=en Sun Microsystems, Inc.] (Google Finance)
- Sun Microsystems is a public company.
- Sun Microsystems provides network infrastructure.
- Sun Microsystems provides licenses and supports open sources, such as JAVA platform and Solaris OS.


Scriptics
Scriptics


Lucid Inc.
Lucid Inc.

Revision as of 12:06, 17 September 2008

Companies of open sources (What have they done? What is their business model? Are they public? etc)

Red Hat

- Red Hat, Inc. (Google Finance)
- Red Hat is a public company. 
- Red Hat provides open source Linux kernel which is free.
- Red Hat sells customer support and training for open source software. 

Linuxcare/ Levanta

- Linuxcare, Inc. (Google Finance)
- RIP, Levanta (Linux.com)
- Linuxcare is a public company.
- Linuxcare is the first major Linux support company.
- Levanta laid off all employees on March 31, 2008.

Sun Microsystems

- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Google Finance)
- Sun Microsystems is a public company.
- Sun Microsystems provides network infrastructure.
- Sun Microsystems provides licenses and supports open sources, such as JAVA platform and Solaris OS.

Scriptics

Lucid Inc.