WinNTMag: Dispatches from the Open-Source Front | Linux Today

WinNTMag: Dispatches from the Open-Source Front

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 28, 1999

“The last few weeks have been pretty busy for open-source
watchers, including announcements by Red Hat and Sun Microsystems,
and speculation about Microsoft’s and Apple’s entry into this
marketplace…”

“Red Hat just announced that it will create a portal for Linux
development that will be a major part of its business. Red Hat just
released version 6.1 of its distribution…”

“Open-source development provides some compelling benefits.
Generally, development moves faster and there is more
experimentation with open-source software.”

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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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