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Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/04/11/tucows_does_an_andover_net/

Tucows does an Andover.net with Linux site buy

It's a pre-IPO thing, we guess

By Drew Cullen (drew@theregister.co.uk)

Posted in Business, 11th April 2000 09:41 GMT

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Tucows (http://www.tucows.com), the Canadian software download site, is pumping up its editoriaL content with the acquisition of Linux Weekly News (http://www.lwn.net). Terms were undisclosed. Tucows has been knocking around for years as a destination site for free and paid-for downloads. The advent of Linux, and all the various distros, suits its business down to the ground - right now, Tucows is probably the closest competitor to Freshmeat, the soon-to-be-VA Linux-owned download site. The company currently claims 100 million-plus page views impressions per month. Expect an IPO this year. ®