SRO: Sm@rt Person: Ransom Love | Linux Today

SRO: Sm@rt Person: Ransom Love

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jan 17, 2000

“What Makes Him So Smart? Some get the marketing. Too few get
the reseller angle. And then there are the rare, like leading Linux
distributor Cal dera Systems’ Ransom Love, who get it all.”

“As Linux and the open-source movement grew and prospered, so
did Caldera. Under Love’s leadership, Caldera became one of the
two leading Linux distributors. Far more important, however, is
that Caldera-along with Red Hat-has become a thoroughly modern
reseller company.

“What sets those two apart from SuSE, TurboLinux and smaller
business’s friendly Linux distributors is their commitment to the
reseller channel. And, thanks to Love and his management team,
Caldera has taken the reseller lead.”


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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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