“‘Debian or other freer, less-supported distributions
essentially require a company to say, ‘We can do Linux support and
Linux engineering more cost-effectively than Red Hat,” he said.
‘What’s next? Build your own computers?’“Precisely. And it is this observation that is the foundation of
Progeny’s business model. The IT industry wants to break the chains
of single-vendor reliance and proprietary lock-in, whether the
lock-in is based on proprietary technology or some clever new
scheme. But is the only way to break these chains to bring
everything in-house?“Actually, no. Progeny provides a third option: We’re an
outsource provider of Linux distribution maintenance that allows
companies to essentially have their own Linux distributions, with a
feature set, roadmap, and support model tailored to their needs
rather than the vendor’s, all without having to bring the
distribution management function in-house…”
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