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LinuxWorld: Tuesday p.m.: the hordes amass

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 3, 1999

“This isn’t a technical conference. This isn’t a trade show.
This isn’t where the industry elite get together to geek. It’s a
rock concert.”

“No, seriously. I’ve already described the raging hordes
swarming around the Caldera booth, the eye candy and toys at the
other booths (Linuxcare has a shiny red VW beetle, and Red Hat has
a sleek Harley), but nothing compared to the scene that assaulted
me after the expo floor closed for the day on Tuesday night.”

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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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