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Linux… Up Against the Wall

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 18, 2007

“The small-town bar was filled with the light of the afternoon
sun pouring in from the front windows. There were the usual
furnishings: the bar itself, various high tables with similarly
heightened chairs, a jukebox… and on one wall, a flat monitor
screen, encased in metal and displaying advertisements for local
arts and music events.

“Across from me is the man who invented that monitor and the
content delivery system that runs it, Eric Kanagy, CEO of RedPost,
Inc. I have traveled all of 40 minutes to Goshen, Indiana to meet
Eric and find out what’s the big deal about an electronic bulletin
board that runs Linux…”

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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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