LWN: Linux Weekly News acquired by Tucows.com

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 4, 2000

“Numerous people have asked us over the last six months when LWN
would be announcing its acquisition. Well, the time has finally
come. Since the fall, we have put in a great deal of time – and
airline frequent flier miles – in the search for the best match for
LWN. It has been an educational experience, shall we say. We are
very happy with the result: LWN is pleased to announce that it has
become part of the Tucows network.”

“Why Tucows? Tucows may not be (yet!) the first name that
people think of in the area of Linux and open source content. Nor
did we choose them because they offered the most money or had the
largest reputation. After a great deal of thought, we made this
choice for several reasons….
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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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