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VARBusiness: The Bazaar Touts Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 17, 1999

“Separate from the E-Business Expo at the Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center here, a small technology show drew curious Expo
attendees upstairs to see the latest free and open-source
technologies, especially the hottest one of all–Linux.”

The Bazaar, presented by Earthweb, was true to its name
with a freer feel, more men with beards than suits, robust t-shirt
and Linux CD giveaways
, and even children running around the
exhibition space.”

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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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