Venture communism.
On June 4, 1999, Red Hat, the chief distributor of the popular Linux operating system, filed its initial public offering. In the event of the flotation proceeding, Red Hat will become the first company that makes its living from selling “open-source” software, which is produced by volunteers rather...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 351; no. 8123; pp. 60 - 62 |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
June 12 1999
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