“In a move that underlines the increasingly competitive nature
of the open-source world, Caldera Systems has hired a key Linux
programmer formerly employed by rival company Turbolinux.”
“John Terpstra is a cofounder of the Samba project, software
that allows Linux servers to share files on networks of Windows
computers. Samba is one of the core software packages used with
Linux, along with the Apache Web server software and the Sendmail
email software….”
“Hiring Linux gurus also provides employers a little more
control over Linux and other open-source software, which is
developed collaboratively by a multitude of programmers across a
number of different companies and organizations.“