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or how many of you there are there.
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and it may not actually work out,
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because one of the 5,000 people is really loud.
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The one thing I will do,
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which I always do in all my talks is
the gratitude thing,
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I want to kind of acknowledge the fact that...
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...I'm obviously not been alone in doing Linux.
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RHAT IPO: On August 11, 1999
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Red Hat Software became
the first Linux company to go public.
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Red Hat, up 228%
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this is the IPO that everybody was waiting for.
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They of course are behind
the Linux operating software.
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R-H-A-T, I know
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All I've gotten today,
1:23:59
are comments about
what the stock price is, all morning,
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you know it was
at 41, it was at 42, it was at 47,
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it was at 53, it was at 51...
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Every machine as far as I can tell
on the show floor
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is pointed to their e-trade accounts or their
broker accounts, they know the Red Hat's price
1:24:21
I can't believe this.
47
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I just heard 53.
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Oh, boy.
1:24:28
Hang on, I didn't buy it.
1:24:30
You didn't buy?
1:24:32
No, no, I didn't buy.
1:24:34
I should've bought, but uh...
1:24:36
No no, that's great.
1:24:38
If it's... if it's....
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You guys don't know?
1:24:42
Well, you know
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Red Hat being successful as just means that
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It legitimizes Linux
So it's much easier for us to go out