Who Can You Trust? | Linux Today

Who Can You Trust?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2007

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“We’ve all heard the old adage, ‘Don’t let the facts get in the
way of a good story.’ So it is once again with Mark Webbink’s
latest article in Linux Magazine ‘A Matter of Trust.’ Mr. Webbink,
by the way, makes his living as an attorney at Red Hat.

“For months now I’ve been biting my tongue and sitting on the
sidelines as comment after comment from executives at Red Hat go
unchallenged about Novell, our Linux business and our partnership
with Microsoft. In truth, you won’t hear anything emanating from
Red Hat about the value of interoperable Linux and Windows
solutions. No, it’s far easier to patronize Novell, question our
motivations and intentions, and challenge the integrity of our
company…”

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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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