“According to a new report by Forrester Research, Linux
hysteria will give way to pragmatism in the new year.“
“Despite the fact that Linux-related companies such as VA Linux
Systems and Red Hat have recently taken Wall Street by storm,
Forrester says it sees no sign of CIOs abandoning existing
platforms for Linux any time soon. However, the firm does predict
that Linux will continue to grow by dominating new application
segments….”
“Finally, Forrester predicts that by 2004, Linux and proprietary
Unix will have so much in common that many binaries will run on
either platform.”