“Linux and other open source software are a major disruptive
force in IT. Big industry players such as IBM and Novell have
aligned their businesses behind open source, while Microsoft views
it as a threat to its hegemony. New business models are being
invented and reinvented daily as companies new and old try to
figure out how they make money when core elements of the software
stack are free.“So far, there’s little consensus on where things will settle.
Naturally, Linux itself is ‘just’ an operating system. It’s the
applications and service providers around it, the Linux ecosystem,
that will drive adoption and define the viability and success of
Linux as an alternate flavor to Unix and Windows…”
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.