The result is the promise of a potentially significant contribution to the U.S. balance of trade and continued predominance in the aerospace field.

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It takes the software packages developed by Linux volunteers, tests them, assembles them into a working operating system and ships the result on a compact disc along with a manual and a promise of support.

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Much of this is a direct result of Mario Draghi's promise on the 26 July to "do whatever it takes" to support the sovereign bond markets.

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