[ Thanks to Kevin
Reichard for this link. ]
“Cast as the champion of those who think technology should be
open and unfettered, Torvalds is a symbol of the ever-quickening
pace of technological change, change that can turn today’s
dominator into tomorrow’s dinosaur.”
“But he and Linux are also signs of the increasing global reach
of the Internet and the potential power it places in the hands of
technologically creative people worldwide.”
“As more of the world goes online, experts say, the United
States’ current position as the center of the Internet universe
will erode, companies like Microsoft will face sudden challenges
from unexpected quarters and the promise of the Internet as an
economic, political and technological leveler will be fully
realized.”