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

“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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