“In a recent interview, Red Hat’s chief executive Matthew Szulik
was questioned on whether his company owes a certain amount of its
success to a wave of anti-American feeling exacerbated by the US
invasion of Iraq.“Although Szulik deftly side-stepped the question, citing
‘choice’ and ‘flexibility’ as more important motivators, the
anti-Americanism card is certainly a factor when it comes to the
rise and rise of Linux…”