LinuxFocus: Where is the Spirit of Linux? | Linux Today

LinuxFocus: Where is the Spirit of Linux?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 2, 2005

“Linux really used to have a spirit and a small but very active
community. It was almost like a little garage. Everybody was
working on some part of the car. Adding tires, polishing and tuning
the motor…. New people came and were amazed. Hey, this is a cool
idea! How can I help? Give me that screw driver. I will fix the
mirror. Next Linuxfocus came into the garage. The Linux ‘car’ is a
nice one! It is a bit difficult to drive but we like it so we will
contribute by documenting how to use it.

“Everybody who was using the Linux ‘car’ was also contributing
to it in some way. It was very exciting…”

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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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