“Maneuvering to become the top spot for Linux information,
Andover.net has purchased another Web site dedicated to the rebel
technology.
“Andover.net this week purchased Freshmeat.net, a popular
Linux Web site, following its June acquisition of Slashdot, a
discussion site frequented by fans of the upstart operating system.
Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
“The acquisitions, coupled with the rush to hire Linux
programmers, provide further evidence of the growing monetary worth
of those who have built up Linux expertise. The portals are
becoming major destinations for people curious about the Windows
alternative born from the computing counterculture.”