LinuxWorld: Unix redux? Why Linux won't make like Unix and split | Linux Today

LinuxWorld: Unix redux? Why Linux won’t make like Unix and split

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 30, 1999

“Red Hat CEO Bob Young explains why companies like his will not
balkanize Linux…”

“The forces that will ultimately drive the success or failure of
the Linux OS will be the “big picture” forces — all those factors
MBAs like to lump together under the term market positioning.”

“If it’s to succeed, Linux must prove to be more than just
another OS.”

“Linux, and the whole open source movement, represents a
revolution in software development that will profoundly improve the
computing systems we build, now and in the future.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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