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NY Times: Apple Adopts ‘Open Source’ for Its Server Computers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 18, 1999

“The source code was placed on Apple’s Web site today for free
downloading.”

“The open source movement has been spurred by the widespread and
growing adoption of Linux…”

“The open source decision will… likely strengthen Apple’s hand
in the educational market in part because of pricing and because,
in the words of Gavin Eadie, the director of the strategic
technology group at the University of Michigan, “With open source
we can get in there and make our changes.”


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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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