SJ Mercury/Reuters: Linux founder cheered by market hype | Linux Today

SJ Mercury/Reuters: Linux founder cheered by market hype

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 13, 1999

“Linus Torvalds, the Finnish founder of a computer operating
system at the centre of the latest tech frenzy, believes that
successful market debuts of two companies linked to the programme
mark its coming of age….”

“It is tremendous fun to see Linux grow up,” Torvalds told
Reuters in an e-mail interview….”

What Linux has shown in the market is that by making it
open, the cost of entry can be lowered, and make it commercially
possible to open new markets,” Torvalds said.


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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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