Author: JT Smith
Observers.net: “AOL’s use of the Linux operating system marks the company’s introduction into the
world of open source technology. Until now, their success has largely come from a strict adherence to
using only propietary technology inside a closed online community.
world of open source technology. Until now, their success has largely come from a strict adherence to
using only propietary technology inside a closed online community.
This insistance by AOL on keeping outsiders out and insiders in caused concern in the
open source community when AOL bought Netscape in 1998.”
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- Open Source