ZDNN: Open source's yellow-brick road | Linux Today

ZDNN: Open source’s yellow-brick road

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 24, 1999

“Can open-source IPOs do a Red Hat? Converts follow the movement
to Monterey, Calif., to find out.”

“Two weeks after the wildly successful initial public offering
of Red Hat Inc., 2,000 people flocked here to find out how they,
too, can cash in on the open-source movement.”

“The O’Reilly Open Source Conference, which lasts until Tuesday,
featured people not traditionally involved in the open-source
movement…”

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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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