Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Jan 2007 10:26 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Linux, the free operating system, has gone from an intriguing experiment to a mainstream technology in corporate data centers, helped by the backing of major technology companies like IBM, Intel, and HP, which sponsored industry consortiums to promote its adoption. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, with the system's penguin symbol, will assist the Linux Foundation. Those same companies have decided that the time has come to consolidate their collaborative support into a new group, the Linux Foundation, which is being announced today. And the mission of the new organization is help Linux, the leading example of the open-source model of software development, to compete more effectively against Microsoft, the world's largest software company.
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2006-12-28
I'm glad the big vendors have realized some of the mistakes they made with UNIX in the past and are working towards a unified Linux platform to really compete in the market place. The constant fracturing not to mention the proprietary lock ins have all helped to make UNIX a very confusing, expensive and uncertain area in computing.
If the Linux foundation ends up doing what it plans, the threat to Microsoft's near monopoly will be very real. This can only be a good thing as healthy competition has been shown to be advantageous for all concerned.
With more companies working toward standards in Linux, Microsoft will have no other choice but to react. Hopefully, Microsoft will increase it's drive and release more quality software in the same trend as the last few years.
Congratulations Linux! Not only have you arrived, you have changed some very ingrained assumptions.