Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 08, 2002 05:14 AM
I can't understand why you listed Red Hat.
The companies that tried to create proprietary lock-in, and are now having trouble, are the members of United Linux, i.e. SuSE, Caldera, and TurboLinux.
Red Hat, on the other hand, is as Open Source as they come -- even their install procedure is Open Source.
And, Red Hat is doing quite well, in financial terms (especially in light of the recent economic slowdown that has affected so many other companies). I would venture to guess that much of their success comes from the trust generated by Red Hat's dedication to Open Source.
In fact, contrary to your claim, Red Hat's largest growth area has been in new _support_ contracts with large companies, such as Oracle.
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Re:Was just wondering.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 08, 2002 05:14 AMThe companies that tried to create proprietary lock-in, and are now having trouble, are the members of United Linux, i.e. SuSE, Caldera, and TurboLinux.
Red Hat, on the other hand, is as Open Source as they come -- even their install procedure is Open Source.
And, Red Hat is doing quite well, in financial terms (especially in light of the recent economic slowdown that has affected so many other companies). I would venture to guess that much of their success comes from the trust generated by Red Hat's dedication to Open Source.
In fact, contrary to your claim, Red Hat's largest growth area has been in new _support_ contracts with large companies, such as Oracle.
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