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CRNau: Linux devotees praise Linus

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 23, 1999

“Linuxworld Expo was a little like the first Internet shows
years ago, or maybe a Who concert. Corporate suits were in the
background, while the ragged and righteous congratulated themselves
on the growing Linux phenomenon.”

“More than a few fanatics wore “Linus for President” buttons,
and I swear someone was going to swoon when Linus Torvalds himself
showed up. And some eccentric actually kissed his hand on
stage.”

“Remember NT? ShadowRAM knows one former exec who wants to
forget it”

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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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