Linux.com: All about the Jive | Linux Today

Linux.com: All about the Jive

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 11, 2000

Pundits in the computer industry have written that Linux is
obsolete technology for so long that it has become a cliche. In
this article, I will contrast open software development style with
an American musical style known as Jazz.

“Jazz music is unique. You’d be hard pressed to find a good
definition of exactly what it is. You might hear something like,
“Jazz is any music that a Jazz musician plays,” or “you just know
it when you hear it.”

“However, there are some common threads which weave through most
of the Jazz experience. Most times, there is a form of
improvisation which is built over, through and around a common
underlying structure.”

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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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