[ Thanks to VOS for this
link. ]
“The open source movement basks in the glow of a successful
IPO for Red Hat, the first Linux company to go public.”
“It would be hard to imagine a more fitting exclamation point
for this week’s LinuxWorld conference in San Jose than Red Hat’s
successful initial public offering on Wednesday. Bigger, glitzier,
featuring more suits and fewer obvious geek freaks than any Linux
convention hitherto, LinuxWorld shouted out loud that “free
software” is an inescapable commercial reality. If it wasn’t
Intel’s Andy Grove making a surprise appearance at Tuesday’s first
keynote, then it was Motorola announcing a deal with Linux
distribution vendor Caldera Systems while IBM signed a contract
with LinuxCare for service and support. No one needs to hype Linux
any more — that job is done.”