“Without very specific directions, you’d probably drive right
past the one-story building housing Red Hat Inc.’s Durham, N.C.,
headquarters.”
“The bunker is one of many tucked away in a business park a few
miles from Research Triangle, its mirrored windows reflecting the
towering Carolina pines surrounding it.”
“Pony-tailed developers tinker with Linux code in cubicles
decorated with penguins (the Linux symbol), piles of cola cans, and
hats of all kinds — fedoras, baseball caps and beanies — all red,
naturally.”
“They stash roller blades under their desks, then skate the
carpeted hallways to blow off steam, weaving around rows of
cubicles. Or they take to the game room — which is surprisingly
old school for a cutting-edge company. Ms. Pacman, Gauntlet, and a
traditional pinball machine — games first popular when many of Red
Hat’s employees were still in grade school.”