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Slashdot: Red Hat Software denies ID Software distribution partnership

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 5, 1998

“John Carmack wrote in to send me an email that he received from
Bob Young at Red Hat. He says “I was dissapointed to receive this
today… We aren’t interested in being out own publisher, and I
want to work with a linux specialist that can provide customer
support. If any of the other major linux companies want to pitch us
a publishing offer, I want to hear from them.” Red Hats reply is
below. Hopefully there’s a company out there willing to make a ton
of money distributing id’s games… “

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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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