Which of the following is one of the sources of revenue for open source vendors?
A) Licensing OSS for incorporation into subsequent open source products
B) Selling open source products at prices well below commercial products
C) Marketing versions of open source software masked as proprietary software
D) Claiming royalties on software based on open source code
E) Selling support and consulting services

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Open source vendors often generate revenue by offering support, consulting services, and sometimes customization for their open source software. This is because the software itself is freely available, so they cannot rely on selling the software directly.

Which of the Following Is One of the Sources of Revenue