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Why Linux Vendors Need To Sell More Than Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the penguin-shaped-cookies dept.

jfruh writes "Mandriva, a venerable Linux distro, is on the verge of shutting down. One of its main problems is that it never grew into more than just an OS vendor. The big players in the commercial Linux space — Red Hat, SuSE, Canonical — all built Linux into their larger computing visions. Is there any room in the marketplace for just a straight-up Linux distro anymore?"

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  1. The obvious answer is... by stevenfuzz · · Score: 2, Funny

    No. People universally distrust penguins. They are too cocky and pretentious in their little tux's. If only penguins were sweet and juicy like an apple and translucent like a window. Instead we get these little bone and blood filled over-dressed pests that you can't see through at all.

  2. Re:the one and only by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    In general, geeks (real geeks, not "I wear geeky slogan-emblazoned shirts and use an iPhone") are not women.