And there was a definite shift from sharing toward evangelism. For example C was shared, C++ was evangelized. The difference is the effort put into convincing

And there was a definite shift from sharing toward evangelism. For example C was shared, C++ was evangelized. The difference is the effort put into convincing people to adopt your stuff. Java for instance was mega evangelized, Sun thought it might reverse their fortunes. Linux was initially “here you go, hope it works for you” but then it attracted many people who decided to create an ecosystem around it.