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Increased Linux Use With SCO's Defeat Predicted

Posted by Zonk on from the penguins-in-more-places dept.

twitter writes "The defeat of SCO's infamous copyright attack has Forbes wondering if a GNU/Linux boom is upon us. They discuss how this will benefit Novel, IBM, Chrysler, AutoZone and Red Hat. 'The SCO Group frightened potential business users away from Linux with lawsuits demanding billions in royalties. But the litigious company's claims were shot down in a ruling that will likely boost uptake of the operating system.'"

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  1. Re:Linux chain reaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And back in the real world......

    Yes linux will be adopted just for the sole reason "it's free." However it will never compete with a desktop or A/D.

    "After that, it's just a matter of time before you have hardware manufacturers and gaming companies coming over too." --- Yea right, I have been hearing this for the last 10 years from the Linux community.

    "Then it's over. Within a year you'll get everything of note imported or created. Be it photoshop or office, the bugs will be ironed out extremely quickly." -- Really? Wow, so why has it taken so long now?

    Sorry guys, Linux is good no doubt but I am telling you now, it will NEVER compete with Microsoft. I, as a Sysadmin for a Fortune 500 Company, can tell you that no SysAdmin wants to deal with recompiling kernels, writing scripts for hours on end when I can just install Microsoft, lock it down and forget about it.

    Yes Microsoft has spyware and viruses and if anyone remembers the report released in 2005 about Linux having more holes then Microsoft that will shoot your main point out of the water. The majority of people that have problems with spyware and viruses are companies that do not have knowledgeable admin's that do not use PKI, firewalls, standard users accounts, etc.

    BTW, here is the report on how linux has THREE times as many security holes as Microsoft:

    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB2005.html

    Sorry Fella's you lose and please don't give me the standard B/S about different Distro's and how you can lock it down, I just made that same point with Windows....don't turn into the Macintosh crowd about how secure your O/S is :)

    This is the same story I heard after XP was released, how the mighty linux O/S will dominate the field and still MAC OS X is beating it.

    It will always be an enthusiasts Operating System.