The cost of developing a Linux distribution from scratch
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We may have been accustomed with Linux based operating system which is generally available for free from the internet. We also know that despite the licenses permit the commercialization of Linux distribution, they are still being developed and offered for free.
But do you how much money that you need to develop a working Linux operating system, should every component is written from scratch?
USD 1.9 Billion !
That is according to the findings made in 2001, to estimate the cost of developing Debian 2.2 (Potato) from scratch, and that survey was made more that 5 years ago.
Care to estimate the cost of developing your favorite Linux distribution now?
ps : Windows Vista development cost - more than USD 10 Billion
update:
Cost estimates for developing Ubuntu from scratch has been published
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October 4th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Well, I developed mine for free via LFS ;)
It was fun… but I doubt I’ll go through it again. It’s just way too time consuming.
October 7th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Hi, I am from Malaysia and keen to introduce Linux in Malaysia so I post a lot of articles based on my experience using Linux in my blog http://www.hanafionline.com
Anyone here pls comment on my blog.