Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Story Behind The Largest Distributor Of The Linux Operating System

Interesting read and I wasn't aware of some of the facts behind the open-source entrepreneur Bob Young. From the BBC article:

Bob Young is a self-confessed contrarian with a strong desire to change the world by allowing people to share and collaborate. The approach has served him well and has helped turn the Canadian into a multi-millionaire. Bob YoungFrom the outset, his software company Red Hat bucked the trend set by the big players like Microsoft which stubbornly guarded every line of code and charged whopping fees to maintain it.


And don't forget to check out the video which explains how Red Hat got its name.

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