eBusiness Journal: The Quiet Revolution | Linux Today

eBusiness Journal: The Quiet Revolution

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2000

“Advocates come in all political shapes and sizes, but Russell
Pavlicek is in the business of teaching others how to start a quiet
revolution in support of Linux.”

“A Linux technical consultant for Compaq Computer Corp.,
Pavlicek said big corporations have begun to embrace Linux….”

“He warned of over-selling Linux’s attributes and emphasized
that advances are still being made month to month.”

“‘Don’t say, ‘Linux will do anything.’ That’s not quite right.
There are limitations.'”

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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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