The Independent: Use the Source | Linux Today

The Independent: Use the Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 25, 2006

“‘The Internet has changed the world,’ said Linda Katley, a
representative of Sun Microsystems.

“Katley delivered a presentation at Southwest Minnesota State
University on Friday afternoon on open source, a method of creating
software that gives people from around the world the opportunity to
contribute to building the software they use. Sun Microsystems, the
creator of Java and a number of other products used in businesses
around the world, was founded on open source, Katley 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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