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CNET News.com: Key Linux site may be sold

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Stephen Shankland
Aug 27, 1999

“The Linux Online Web site could be sold in the next few days, a
possibility that highlights the value of Linux-related Internet
real estate.”

“‘We have received an offer,’ confirmed owner Michael McLagan
today, though he said he hasn’t decided whether to sell the site.
He declined to say who proposed to buy the site or for how much,
but said the interested party is a publicly traded company that
buys Web sites, puts them under its umbrella, and sells Web-page
advertising.”

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