ZDNet: Diary of a LINUX Bumpkin | Linux Today

ZDNet: Diary of a LINUX Bumpkin

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 21, 1998

“Linux is catching on like wildfire, capturing the hearts and
minds of daring techies everywhere. Is Linux in your future? Find
out where it came from and why people are talking about it.”

“It took 20 long years to be an overnight sensation,
How could overnight take so many years?
It took many long years of hard work and inspiration,
To be an over-night sensa-a-tion!”


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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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