Red Hat CEO: Open Source Isn't Just about the License | Linux Today

Red Hat CEO: Open Source Isn’t Just about the License

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Sean Michael Kerner
Jun 24, 2015

Jim Whitehurst, the CEO of Red Hat, took the stage at his company’s Red Hat Summit with a key message: open innovations takes many forms and it takes work.

“In a world where information is the source of value creation, that means that innovation is determining value,” Whitehurst said.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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