OpenStack Daddy Chris C Kemp says it's like Linux in 1996 | Linux Today

OpenStack Daddy Chris C Kemp says it’s like Linux in 1996

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 7, 2015

Chris C Kemp, the former NASA CIO credited with originating OpenStack, has predicted stacks-in-a-box that make the cloud platform more accessible and easier to use aren’t far off.

Speaking at CeBIT Australia, Kemp responded to a Register question about OpenStack usability by saying “in 1996 Linux was no fun either, but it provided a lot of value.” That value, and the fact the platform was open, led to innovation and the more polished Linuxes available and widely-used today.

Web Webster

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