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Red Hat’s successful 1999 IPO
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David Farquhar
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Aug. 11, 2026, 11:35 a.m.
retro computing
Linux
Red Hat
ipo
Technology History
Summary
This blog post recounts the historical context of Red Hat's IPO on August 11, 1999, noting its significance and status relative to other IPOs in the tech landscape at that time.
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