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Linux evangelists: Every time you build a client-server app, the Internet dies a little bit

Everyone’s bullish about the future of open-source software in the business world at this year’s LinuxCon in New Orleans, as IBM announces a billion-dollar new investment and Linux business use continues to spread.

Big Blue is set to pour its money into a range of different efforts to promote the use of Linux, including the creation of a Power Linux Systems Center in France and the expansion of an online development environment for programmers working with its Power server line.

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