Owen Connolly wrote:
>
> OK!! Have I been asleep for the last while, since when did Red Hat become a
> public company???
>> Last time I checked about investing in them, they had a very pointed
> statement about being a private company and remaining so!!!
>> It *seemed* very firm on the issue.... Or lack of issue....
Well firm or not - they have filed for an IPO of $96.6M
take a look at :
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/19990607/news/current/software.htx?source=htx/http2_mw&dist=na
Caldera appear to be heading that way as well.
Bill
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