By silicon.com, 4 August 2004 16:55
NEWS 04.08.99: Red Hat European VP Colin Tenwick sets the record straight on Linux, saying it won't be free for corporate use but it still has many benefits.
Among them, Tenwick tells silicon.com, is the freedom of choice and innovation the OS offers.
Tenwick says: "Open source doesn't necessarily mean free - what it means, however, is that people have huge choice."
Linux has not yet made an appearance on the corporate desktop, but Red Hat plans to have it ready within a year and to make money providing support and service for Linux systems.
04.08.04: The sixth annual LinuxWorld is underway in San Francisco - and Red Hat takes centre stage.
During a keynote at the conference, Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik continued to spread the high-minded and altruistic ideals that have surrounded Linux and other open source software since its beginnings - though this time with broader context.
Szulik said the US should learn to share economically with the rest of the world. Doing so would not only lessen resentment against the country in the rest of the world but could also bring about a large tech market for everyone, he said.
The Red Hat chief preferred to concentrate on examples of when putting aside selfishness has caused great benefits for society, such as the polio vaccine and the Marshall Plan, than to discuss his company's recent financial challenges. These include the resignation of CFO Kevin Thompson in June and the restating of its earnings for the last three fiscal years in July.
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