LinuxWorld Preview

jlttb writes "LinuxWorld gets under way this week in New York City, and CRN has some extensive preview coverage this morning, including a look at Raptor, IBM's first Linux mainframe, and other IBM and Compaq Linux servers to be announced at the show. A second feature takes a look at the growth of the Linux services channel, from industry heavyweights like IBM, Compaq, Red Hat and Caldera, to smaller 'mom and pop' Microsoft and Novell shops that are re-focusing on Linux. Finally, the magazine looks at how Microsoft and Sun are each fighting back against the gains made by Linux in corporate America." I still haven't packed yet, but I'm looking forward to the show.

Comments

LW predictions

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Lots of (deserved) attention for the IBM use of Linux on Raptor and other servers.

2. The all-too-familiar reports about how "corporate" the show has become.

3. The all-too-familiar reports about attendence being lower, but still impressive.

4. Lots of evidence that Linux is continuuing to do well in the embedded space, as well as servers (see #1 above).

5. Not so much as a hint that Linux is making any real inroads into the desktop market. This will not change, thanks to the utter indifference to that segment shown by IBM, RH, and some (but not all) other major players.

Re:The Unix Market

[Catiline]

Exactly the same things as we have done before: Explain, to each person you meet, the reasons you choose Linux as your operating system. Explain

• how it frees you from the threat of virii becuase proper security was designed in from the start and has always been a priority.
• how nice it is to be free from crash worries: that even when it happens, it never takes down the whole box [unless you like riding the bleeding edge odd-dot-numbered kernels or it was a kernel crash, but you needn't mention those cases].
• how the Free (libre) software gives you more useful features, because the developers are also users.
• tell them the difference in technical help between people who want to empower you and those who wish to enslave you to their corporate budget.
• what it means that one person can't determine when your software is outdated or irrelevant, just to get a few more dollars.

And if they're still listening, explain the difference between proprietary and open protocols and why the proposed Microsoft settlement can only encourage Microsoft to develop more proprietary protocols [full text explaination to hit my journal this evening: short reason is because even though it is an illegal extension of their monopoly it wasn't forbidden to them].