LinuxCare Gets $32M In Funding

TheFitz writes "CBS is running a story about LinuxCare receiving some heavy backing. Also mentioned in the story is the potential for LinuxCare to go public with an IPO. " Several comments from Sifry and a few other tidbits about the company. Worth a gander if you're curious about Linuxcare.

Comments

Everything in place now

[trance9]

I think I'm finally ready to say that Linux is a credible threat to Microsoft. I think the change in the last week was an import one psychologically as well as financially.

The business world has not only noticed Linux now (that happened last year), they're firmly behind it. Gone are the days when we have to argue that Linux is just as good as a commercial system--now we can just point to a few billion dollars of investments and say "Obviously they believe it." That's a dumb argument, but it's one that carries weight with non-technical people who don't understand the actual merits of one OS over another.

Finally, all this money pouring into Linux is obviously going to translate into a lot of paid development hours and new applications. That should fill in whatever gaps there are missing in the Linux platform.

From now on, the missing functionality is no longer a liability... it's an OPPORTUNITY.

Re:Some interesting comments.

[Anonymous Coward]

Linuxcare "Gurus" at:

Linuxcare Gurus who's who

Include Tridgell, Paul Mackerras(Linux on PPC), Paul Russell(ipchains), the excellent group of people at Prosa, and more on their way!

Re:Another IPO?

[sethg]

Expect to see a flurry of people trying to get their names in a few of the contributor lists...

In this message from last week, I suggested pretty much the same thing. A day later, I got the following email. As Dave Barry would say, I swear I am not making this up.

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:38:18 -0800 (PST)
From: censored to protect the guilty
To: sethg@ropine.com
Subject: help please on uploading helloworld to freshmeat.net

hi, i read slashdot today and you stated that a person can post a helloworld program to freshmeat.net/org/whatever.

guess i missed the ipo boat for valinux. can you pleez help w/ instructions on how to create/upload the helloworld program for next ipo's?

i use rh6.0 w/ gnome and enlightenment- thanks!

\begin{joke}
The answer to his question, of course, is to join the Free Software Developers' Network. The FSDN offers freshmeat access, and a whole bunch of other valuable services, for a mere $19.95 per year. If you're interested in joining the FSDN, just email me your credit-card number and expiration date, and I'll pass along your application.
\end{joke}
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