Linux boss: We’re number one where it counts

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 4, 2012

“At the start of the 6th annual Linux Foundation’s Collaboration
Summit, chief executive Jim Zemlin is in buoyant mood. Attendance
has never been better, open source code is becoming more popular in
new areas of the industry, and Linux is number one in all the
sectors that count.

“We want to continue our trajectory in every corner of the
industry,” Zemlin told The Register. “We’re seeing Linux as the
primary platform for greenfield sites in large enterprises, the
primary operating system for cloud computing build outs, and we’re
seeing tremendous growth in mobile and the embedded markets.”

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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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