[parisc-linux] Puffin sells out!

Matthew Wilcox willy@thepuffingroup.com
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:36:27 -0500


On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 09:53:58PM -0500, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 08:22:19PM -0500, John David Anglin wrote:
> > Reported in the Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 1999, see
> > <http://www.linuxcare.com/company/press/1999/12-14-99_puffin.epl>.  It was
> > stated that the Puffin Group, a small group of Linux buffs who have been
> > helping Hewlett-Packard Co., is being purchased by Linuxcare Inc.  Alex
> > Devries and Christopher Beard will become directors within Linuxcare's
> > Professional Services Business Unit.
> 
> That's correct.  The Puffin Group will now be manning the phone lines

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I've been asked to tag this sort of message with explicit sarcasm tags in
the future.  I need to remember the difference between humor and humour.

P.S.  Jack, that sounds like an innovative business model, i'm sure your
IPO will set new records :-)