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How open source quietly won the software wars

Published December 19, 2025 | By Glenn

How open source quietly won the software wars – howtogeek.com

It might be hard to imagine now, but not too long ago the idea of free software with source code that anyone can modify wasn’t one with much enthusiasm behind it. How could that be safe? What about support? Could you trust mission-critical stuff to this software?

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