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Obviously FOSS supports proprietary software, but I'm curious how you think proprietary supports FOSS. Seems like a pretty one-sided relationship to me.

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In this case, Linux would get wider adoption if it could attract some large software vendors. Good for everyone.

Linux has large software vendors.

proprietary software frequently inspires foss clones

Uh, their contribution is inspiration?

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