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Judging Linux Innovation

BOSTON. Innovation is a tough word to define concretely.

It really does means different things to different people. Sometimes it is a net new ‘thing’ that moves the ball forward in some way (like electricity). Then there is disruptive innovation – like the first wave of Linux – which re-thinks and improves the way things are done.

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