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Economist article on Sun's Linux Strategy
DavidNWelton writes "The Economist has a well-written article about Sun's Jonathan Schwartz and his Linux strategy. It also mentions Microsoft, and the SCO lawsuit."
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I don't know. Ever since I put together my last Linux box it keeps peeing all over the carpet.
Argh, there it is again! BAD LINUX, BAD!
Maybe it just happens with Mandrake distributions. I understand some consider them younger, more immature. Although I would keep an eye on that RedHat box, they can lose control as they get older.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have some cleaning up to do...
Freedom is the freedom to say 2+2=4, everything else follows...
So is AIX, but SCO is threatening to revoke their license (it remains to be seen whether that's legal or not) due to claims of technology transfer to Linux. Since Sun ships Linux solutions too it is conceivable that they might get entangled in the same way.
As I understand it, Sun has a different kind of license than IBM, one for which they presumably paid a lot more money. I forget where I read this, but it was somewhere on the Internet so I think it was pretty credible. Doubly so now that I've posted it on Slashdot.
Try radmind, it's made for this situation. And it runs better on Linux that Solaris.
To keep going with the puppy metaphor, I have a german shepherd. When she was small, I had to learn how to "manage" her. Now that she full grown and 90 lbs, my responsibilities are pretty minimal -- mostly walks, frequent scratches behind the ears. Probably more fun for me than her. However, if you fuck with me or my house, she'll gut you.
Yeah, Linux is like that!