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The Stanford Linux Movement: January 23,1999

Microsoft got the Penguin this
year at the annual Technology Career Fair.

Thanks to David Weekly
for this link.

“We went inside and started handing out flyers. We smiled and
were quiet. We approached the Microsoft booth and slipped a few to
folks who looked eager to fork their resumes over to Microsoft.
Then we dished out one to a Microsoft employee.”

“The folks from Intel were happy to see Linux in the crowd, and
the Compaq folks were happy to hear that the Linux community
appreciated their success in shipping Linux servers. Apple folks
grinned and gave us a big thumbs up, and the reps from Sun laughed
and cheered us on.

“There was a definite feeling at the end of the day that we had
made an impact.”

Complete
story
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