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Wired: Linux Meets Main Street

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 2, 1999

“Big-business alliances and US$1-million deals are a whole new
world for Linux. And developers known for their free thinking have
decidedly mixed feelings about the suits trying to join the
party.”

“This week’s LinuxWorld is the first major conference and expo
for the Linux operating system, which was developed through the
cooperative efforts of programmers worldwide united to create
something elegant and open.”

“Bazaar organizer Steve Blood said he canceled when most of his
exhibitors jumped ship for LinuxWorld. He added, however, that he
bore no grudge.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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