Hams, hackers, hobbyists and model railways

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 22, 2009 2:50 PM EDT
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Back in 2003, Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, dismissed GNU/Linux as a "great environment for the hobbyist" but not for the enterprise. The relative success of Linux on Sun's chosen ground, and the subsequent decline in the fortunes of Sun have proved McNealy's assessment to be wrong, but Linux undeniably has its roots and inspiration among hackers and hobbyists.

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Great read Sander_Marechal 0 623 Jul 22, 2009 8:15 PM

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