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DaveNet: Linux Newbies

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 14, 1999

“I did the deed! A couple of days ago I officially gave up my
Linux virginity.”

“I love Linux because it’s new and old… it is Unix, an OS that
I learned over twenty years ago! It takes me back to good old days
in Madison, I had a great time there as a grad student, and part of
the wonder of those years were the clean lines and wide open spaces
of Unix.

“But Linux is new. It’s rapidly becoming the serverside of the
worldwide web, my middle-aged love. I believe Linux is key to
building network apps that can scale to millions of users.”

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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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