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Topic: Red Hat

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

Bill Gates

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot, HotJobs.com

Favorite possession(s):

Linux box, Windows computer, Apple Computer

Currently has on their coffee table:

PC World, Mac Today

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

Favorite animal(s):

Penguin

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking, Quake, StarCraft

Likes to wear:

Baseball cap

Favorite online activity(s):

Chatting on ICQ

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

John Fielding,
CEO

Red Hat is launching a nonprofit organization that will push Linux and open-source software in education, and the company's CEO says developers need to do their part.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

Red Hat, SuSE and other companies that sell the Linux operating system typically allow users to install a copy of the software on as many computers as they want.
Red Hat Linux is an Intel-based Unix-like operating system that provides a robust platform for a wide variety of applications.
Standard Red Hat OS loads or customizable Linux loads, or upgrades are available that incorporate fully tested and integrated drivers optimized for any application configuration.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Red Hat announced a new focus on desktop Linux to complement their server-focused offerings.
As Red Hat solidifies its position as the de facto business standard for Linux, four underdog distribution vendors have banded together to create a unified alternative for the enterprise market.
Red Hat announces that Intel and Netscape have acquired a minority stake in the leading Linux distributor.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

Red Hat Linux includes a video driver that is compatible with the NeoMagic chipset in the ThinkPad 600E.
Each Red Hat Linux system has an RPM database that stores information about all the RPM packages installed on the system.
Red Hat also will add an authorized reseller program to make it easier for computer system builders to put Linux on their machines.

Craig Leveaux,
Blogger

If Red Hat is the one to suffer, I don't want the rest of the Linux community to suffer too.

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