Celebrating Red Hat's Origin Story: No One Innovates Alone
Red Hat News, Monday, November 18th, 2024
Do you know the story behind our name? Our co-founder Marc Ewing used to wear his grandfather's red Cornell lacrosse cap in his college computer lab, and people would say, "If you need help, look for the guy in the red hat."
The tech industry is full of stories of lone geniuses, exaggerated for the sake of egos and investors. But innovation really happens when people help each other expand their possibilities, together.
In open source, collaboration shows you what you need to ask-and who. It's not long before you find people to teach you. Pretty soon, you find yourself teaching others.