Wired: CeBIT's Penguin Pavilion | Linux Today

Wired: CeBIT’s Penguin Pavilion

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 2, 2000

Spirits are high, projections robust, and confidence
unchecked that Linux will continue its forward momentum.

“That was the attitude among those in CeBIT’s first-ever Linux
Pavilion, which closed Wednesday after housing 16 Linux companies
including Red Hat, SuSE, Caldera Systems, and TurboLinux.”

“So, even as questions regarding Linux standard graphical user
interfaces and skyrocketing IPO prices were being debated at CeBIT,
which was sponsored by New Hampshire-based Linux International,
rivals within the Linux world — including Red Hat and SuSE — said
there was a good sense of community in the Pavilion.”

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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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