“Salon.com…one of the Internet’s leading media companies,
today announced that it has become a premier partner on Red Hat’s
recently launched news site. Red Hat…is a leader in open-source
operating system software, services and information and distributes
the popular Red Hat Linux OS. Under the agreement, Red Hat’s “Wide
Open News” site will feature news and commentary from Salon
Technology, one of the 10 sites on the Salon.com network.”
“Salon Technology…provides smart, opinionated coverage of
Internet news and digital culture from today’s best technology
writers and has been widely recognized for its ahead-of-the-curve
reporting on open-source software, including the now widely famous
Linux operating system, led by Salon.com senior technology writer
Andrew Leonard. The site’s award-winning journalism will complement
the articles on “Wide Open News”…Red Hat’s news site, which was
launched as a resource for those interested in the ongoing free
software story.”
“This deal weds two leaders in the open-source movement,”
said Michael O’Donnell, CEO and president of Salon.com. “Red
Hat has established itself as the preeminent provider of software
and services for open-source community. And Salon Technology has
been at the forefront in delivering the latest and most in-depth
coverage of this burgeoning movement. We are thrilled to partner
with Red Hat in this way.”