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Wired: Open Sourcers Say Grid Is Good

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 15, 2002

“A plague of business burnout has infected many at
LinuxWorld.

“Hardcore coders said they are fed up with what seems to them to
be an incessant stream of keynotes and self-congratulatory business
speak.

“‘Thanks for the code, guys, but do you need to spend an hour
telling us how terrific it is?’ grumbled Kevin Currin, a programmer
from Fort Worth, Texas.

“‘I think I’ve developed an allergic reaction to suit-speak,’
Currin added. ‘If I hear ‘leverage your investment’ one more time I
swear I’m gonna puke on someone’s neatly pressed khakis…’

“Unfortunately, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s keynote was scheduled
late Wednesday afternoon, right around the time the burnout
symptoms really started to manifest on a wide scale…”

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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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