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:Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Neglecting the Community, a Commentary
Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Neglecting the Community, a Commentary
Sep 11, 2004, 05 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5192 reads)

(Other stories by Tom Adelstein)

"When one compares the enterprise market to the consumer market, one can understand why Red Hat, Novell SuSE, IBM, HP and Sun have put their focus on the enterprise market. That doesn't provide accountability to the tens of thousands of people who made GNU/Linux competitive in the enterprise market in the first place, however. So, let's look at the current situation.

"Today, the shining star of Linux success sits atop the government sector, including the DoD; state and Federal agencies; related industries and the vendor community. Logic dictates that Linux vendors would chose a $200 billion market sector with over 10,000 competing vendors and higher profit margins. Few would argue that taking on the consumer sector with half the revenue potential, fewer competitors, fewer opportunities and tiny profit margins makes sense. After all, it's not personal, it's just business..."

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