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To: puborectalis who wrote (96)	12/16/1999 3:56:00 PM
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Future Plans For Linux.... Open Source and Free Software Unveiled At EarthWeb's Bazaar Point to Industry's Continued Progress -- The World's First Major Linux and Open Source Software Exhibition Completes Three Days of Tutorials, Workshops and Conference Sessions -- Bob Young Details How Red Hat's Success Has Been Accomplished Through Redefining The Software Industry's Business Model -- Keynote Speakers Ralph Nader, Richard Stallman, Robert Ferber, Jon "Maddog" Hall and Michael Cowpland Point to Growing Need of Linux, Open and Free Software NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthWeb (Nasdaq: EWBX - news) announced today that The Bazaar, a Linux and Open Source Software conference and exhibition that concludes today in New York City, was attended by over 3,000 corporate developers, web developers, system architects, IT managers and system administrators. Keynote and panel presenters included Bob Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT - news); Chris DiBona of VA Linux Systems (Nasdaq: LNUX - news); Michael Cowpland, President and CEO of Corel Corporation (Nasdaq: CORL - news); Jeff Bates who runs the Slash.org website for Andover.net (Nasdaq: ANDN - news); Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation; and Ralph Nader, consumer advocate. In The Bazaar's opening keynote presentation, Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation, described the plight that he and other IT professionals faced in the early eighties when proprietary software stalled the progress to support diverse architectures and multiple languages. Bob Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat, Inc., presented his keynote presentation on how Red Hat revolutionized the software industry by redefining its business model with value added services............ biz.yahoo.com