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CNN: Linux fans fear Red Hat takeover

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 27, 1999

“… in interviews with Computerworld, Red Hat President Matthew
Szulik endorsed the Linux Standards Base (LSB)…”

“And Erik Troan, director of development at Red Hat, said,
“We’re very supportive of what the Linux Standards Base is doing.
… Their emphasis on making applications portable is in the best
interests of everybody.”

“But Szulik also said standards groups often slow down the pace
of innovation.”

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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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