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Mark Bolzern
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Personen : Mark Bolzern : Übersicht
07-Dec-2001/09-Jan-07
Übersicht
Mark discovered Linux back in 1992, and by 1994 was
predicting it would be the next-generation UNIX and challenge even
Microsoft. That's what I call prescient. Rather than become a Linux
developer, he instead took the road of an advocate.
When he started his business, Workgroup Solutions, he sold one of the
first commercial products for Linux: Multisoft's FlagShip. In fact, he
persuaded Multisoft to port it to Linux in the first place. He also sold
his own distribution, Linux Pro, based first on Slackware and later on
Red Hat. It was always a bit behind the cutting edge, but this meant it
was always stable, a definite plus for the business market at which he
was aiming. Today, with all the advances in Linux distributions, he no
longer feels there is a need for Linux Pro and has withdrawn it from the
market. Workgroup Solutions has turned into LinuxMall, and as a business
proves that supporting Linux can bring success.
When asked what he liked most about Linux, Mark replied, ``Its openness,
its use of the GPL, its ability to educate those willing to take
responsibility to educate themselves, and finally, its flexibility to
adapt to the needs of anyone educationally empowered or able to hire
someone who is.'' He strongly compares Linux and American history in
this way: ``I see the Linux movement as a parallel to the American
Revolution, where the GPL is analogous to the Constitution. This, I
guess, makes Richard Stallman a Thomas Jefferson, and perhaps `The
Cathedral and the Bazaar' is the Declaration of Independence.''
Mark dedicates his life to his business and Linux advocacy, finding no
time for a family or even a vacation. However, he doesn't feel he is
wasting his life on computers, but rather providing a service that will
benefit others and perhaps even the whole world, when Linux achieves
``world domination''. His belief in serving others is proven through the
way he runs his company. He hires people who are already a part of the
Linux community, and gives a percentage of the company's gross profit
back to the community in support of Linux events, projects and public
relations work.
An all-around nice guy, Mark is a familiar face at the trade shows. His
web page is
http://www.linuxmall.com/, and he can be reached at
mark@linuxmall.com.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4037.
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