Thanks to Bill
Longabaugh for this link.
“On the surface the sheer number of Linux development tools that
are emerging is a great thing. However, there is something missing
that may cause a slowdown in Linux movement to the desktop. I call
it the “great divide.”
“On one side of the great divide are business developers, who
generally have a very specific mission — to write business
applications that will support their organizations while also
providing a competitive advantage vs. other companies in their
field…”
“On the other side of the great divide are open-source
developers, who generally also have a very specific mission — to
create software of the very highest quality while promoting
best-of-breed practices through flexible collaborative
development…”