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eWeek: Why Linux Users Hate Red Hat

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
May 15, 2004

[ Thanks to sjvn for this
link. ]

After SCO, the company most hated by Linux fans is quite
possibly… no, not Microsoft, but Red Hat. I often hear longtime
Linux enthusiasts say things like ‘Red Hat has betrayed Linux’ and
‘Red Hat wants to be the next Microsoft.’

“If you look closely, it’s not hard to see why so much ire is
tossed on Red Hat. Late last year, Red Hat’s CEO, Matthew Szulik,
said that for home users today, Windows is probably ‘the right
product line.’ That’s sure to win the hearts and minds of Linux
fans right there…”

Complete
Story

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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