“Ottawa’s Puffin Group is leading the way as the corporate world
embraces computing’s counter-cultural icon.”
“the pair announced they were creating a consulting firm, The
Puffin Group, to tackle the job of writing a Linux OS to run on
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s burly PA-RISC processor.”
“Suddenly, Mr. Beard and Mr. deVries found themselves basking in
H-P’s warm corporate embrace — including an all-expense-paid trip
to the recent LinuxWorld conference in San Jose.”
“‘A few years ago, it wasn’t like this,’ said Mr. deVries, 25.
‘Linux to us has always been a real player, but for the big
companies, it’s only now being taken seriously.’