Sun Microsystems chief scientist Bill Joy envisions a frightening future of self-replicating machines. 32 Results Within every tech company's name there lurks a hilarious acronym. We could be developing antitrust laws that fit the information age, if Alan Greenspan really understood government regulation. In Israel, ultra-Orthodox rabbis have banned their followers from cruising the Web, but that's not stopping the observant from hacking code. To put it mildly, it is never good news when a start-up loses its CEO just before it is scheduled to go public.
Potential investors are unlikely to be amused.
The wider community of Linux enthusiasts is also unlikely to be impressed. Sagging stock prices are taken as evidence that there is no viable commercial model for open-source software. But before we start practicing our eulogies, it might be worth taking a closer look at two closely related points. The answer to the first question sets up the second. At the March 1999 LinuxWorld convention, Linuxcare hosted a huge party for thousands of convention goers, and shortly afterward nominated Linus Torvalds for president in a full page Wall Street Journal advertisement.