ZDNet UK: Open Source “Is Free Like a Puppy is Free” Says Sun Boss

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 9, 2005

“Sun chief executive Scott McNealy was on scathing form this
week at a conference to extol the virtues of green IT and
sustainable computing.

“Speaking at the Executive Forum event just outside Glasgow,
Scotland, McNealy was his typically rambunctious self, adding grid
computing and open source to the usual industry hit-list that
traditionally includes Sun rivals IBM and Microsoft…”


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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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