How can you make money with opensource software?

Question

I mean I get the service part, but why can’t somebody not just copy your code and do it better? Or just take your code make it closed source? Thanks

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Answer 1

The red hat model is to release the code to comply with the gpl, but they offer professional services (consultants), they package the code in an easily consumable format (ie rpms) rather than making the user compile the code, and they provide support for their paid-for software.