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Google Gives Reason Why it is Built on Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the google-google-google dept.

Rob writes "A common reason why more governments and enterprises around the world are moving to open source software is unhappiness, it was revealed during a panel discussion at the LinuxWorld Conference in San Francisco yesterday. Google Inc open source programs manager Chris DiBona said the search giant has stuck with Linux throughout the company's life, in part, because it was unhappy with the terms of another software company. Which borgware company is he referring to?"

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  1. OT: Traffic impact by Google Personalized Homepage by vinlud · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is offtopic, but because it didn't survive the submission I did I thought it would be best to post it attached to another Google story.

    A few days ago I noticed several websites which are linked by default in the Google Personalized Homepage show staggering increases in web traffic and page views. According to Alexa.com Wired more than doubled and also Slashdot , the NY Times and the Washington Post show remarkable growth at the end of july.

    Is this a redefinition of 'slashdotting' or is there something else going on?

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