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LinuxWorld: The ‘Real World’ is Embracing Open Source More

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 21, 2003

“It’s no secret that COMDEX, once the mother and father of all
computer conferences, has lost some of its luster over the last few
years…

“Realizing that it was time to reinvent COMDEX for the new
millennium, the folks at MediaLive (who purchased COMDEX from
bankrupt Key3Media this year) have refocused the show with much
more of a software emphasis. Part of this has been to incorporate
Open Source as one of the seven main themes of the show this
year…”

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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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