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ZDNet UK: Red Hat Broadens Desktop Push

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Stephen Shankland
Sep 19, 2002

“Red Hat will try to reach closer toward mainstream computer
users with its next version of Linux, chief executive Matthew
Szulik said on Tuesday.

The coming version 8 of Red Hat’s software, expected to be
announced next week, will have an easier interface to make the
software appeal more to home and school users, Szulik said. For
example, the software installation process now adds a ‘personal
desktop’ option that will ‘create a system ideal for home or
desktop use,’ according to Red Hat…”

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