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Bob Young talks about the origins of Red Hat

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Oct 28, 2014

Red Hat, the world’s open source leader, is a billion dollar company, but it began in a sewing closet. Co-founder Bob Young talks about the company’s humble beginnings.

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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