Linux Five Years Away From Mainstream

Posted by Zonk on Friday September 9, 2005 @02:36AM from the isn't-it-already-mainstream? dept.

wellington wrote to mention a ZDNet blurb about a Gartner group study. Gartner indicates that 'mainstream' use of open source in IT environments may be 5 years away. From the article: "Gartner's latest Linux 'hype cycle' report shows that open source is halfway to maturity but warns the biggest test will be whether it can demonstrate the necessary performance and security to function as a data centre server for mission-critical applications. Leading-edge businesses are generally still in the early stages of Linux deployments but Gartner expects increased commercialisation and improved storage and systems management for the operating system by the end of 2005, with Linux being used primarily for WebSphere and infrastructure applications on mainframes and web services on blades and racks."

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Re:Only 5 more? by fritz1968 · 2005-09-09 07:26 · Score: 0, Redundant

> Hasn't Linux for the desktop been 5 years away for the last 10 years?

It was only 3 years away 10 years ago.

Why is this thread beginning to sound like Windows Explorer reporting on how long it will take when copying a large amount of files?

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