Sheesh... there's quite a bit of FUD in this thread.
Wired has two non-technical articles about Linux (and Linus Torvalds, its original author) that are
excellent background for those interested in this subject.
Check them out (only about 5/6 pages each) and then you'll know more about this issue than most people on the net.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1...pensource.html
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1...ic=&topic_set=
Mr Mephisto