InfoWorld: Linux is making the transition from bit player to overnight sensation | Linux Today

InfoWorld: Linux is making the transition from bit player to overnight sensation

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 11, 1999

“Linus Torvalds must feel like one of those Hollywood actors who
becomes an overnight sensation after years of hard work in bit
parts. Last year, his creation, Linux, burst onto the mainstream
scene as a media darling…”

“Although the mainstream world discovered Linux last year,
InfoWorld readers have been aware of it for years.”


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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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