Linux Resources: Into the Belly of the Beast

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 23, 1999

“It was not a normal day here in Seattle. Eggs were balancing on
end. The city was shrouded in a most un-summerlike mist and fog.
And ESR was speaking at Microsoft.

“That’s right. Eric S. Raymond was the invited guest of
Microsoft Corporation, and gave a speech to their research group.
June 21st was indeed a freaky Summer Solstice day here in the
Northwest.

“Eric went into the belly of the beast … and lives to tell
about it. He was kind enough to share his impressions of what went
on, via this e-mail interview.”


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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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