“VA Linux purchases Andover.net, corporate parent to
Slashdot. Will the “news for nerds” site maintain its editorial
independence?”
“Feb. 3, 2000 | On Thursday morning, VA Linux, a vendor of
computer hardware preinstalled with the Linux-based operating
system, announced that it is spending around $1 billion in cash and
stock to purchase Andover.net, a collection of Web sites that
includes Slashdot, the Net’s premier source for news and rumors
about open-source software.”
“For me, as was no doubt the case with many of Slashdot’s fans,
the news, coming right in the thick of the LinuxWorld convention
taking place in New York, was a bit of a shock.”
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