ZDNN: Linux geeks getting real, with pizza | Linux Today

ZDNN: Linux geeks getting real, with pizza

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 14, 1999

“Red Hat to put six geeks in a beach house with a T1 line and
pizza, then Webcast what happens…”

“The idea — which Linux operating system vendor Red Hat is
turning into reality — is certainly original. Send six of the
winners of a computer-programmer contest out to a beach house for a
week, all expenses paid, and broadcast what happens onto the
Internet for all to see.”

“They’re going to be surrounded by other geeks interested in
their same hobby, and they’ll have a nice T1 line in there, and
plenty of pizza,” said Red Hat spokesperson Melissa London. “It
seems like a good recipe for interesting stuff.”

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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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