DURHAM - At the Duke University E-Vision Technology Conference, we caught up with Michael Tiemann, who is the CTO for Red Hat, one of the world's leaders in providing opensource software solutions such as the Linux operating system. Tiemann talked about the use of Linux at Amazon.com and Google and how they have saved money doing it. He also talks about why Red Hat filed for some patents, the future of Linux on the desktop, the potential use of Linux in healthcare systems, open source vs. proprietary software, and more. A great interview with one of the software industry's leading executives. |