Is Linux Splitting into Two Factions?

“With the recent news of several Linux vendors entering into
partnership agreements with Microsoft (Novell, Linspire, Xandros),
there has been much debate recently about two factions of Linux
forming. Saying that Linux is going to be torn in two, makes for
good press and lively debates, but this is certainly nothing new
for Linux. There are far more material splits today in the Linux
world, such as Debian vs RPM, KDE vs GNOME, Distro A vs Distro B,
and so on. These divisions are quite material, and dilute
significant energy and efforts across competing standards. However,
we accept this as the price we pay for freedom of choice…”

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