ONLamp: Becoming Open - Part 1 | Linux Today

ONLamp: Becoming Open – Part 1

Written By
JB
Jono Bacon
May 24, 2005

“With most things in life, the journey is often more important
than the destination you reach. As someone who has got to a point
in their life where technology plays an essential role each and
every day, I sometimes reminisce about the journey travelled so
far. Primitive recollections with early computers such as the
Commodore 64, through to my first PC (an earth shattering 8086
beige monster), then on to my more recent introduction to Linux,
the founding of Linux UK, joining the KDE project and onwards to
professional Open Source advocacy and LUGRadio lunacy, all strike a
smile when they enter my imagination. Each of these experiences has
played a critical role in how I focus on technology and the views I
have about a range of subjects pertaining to the industry and many
of the philosophical issues surrounding it…”

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JB

Jono Bacon

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