"This acquisition moves VA Linux forward on the path to being the biggest name in Linux and Open Source.
A couple of questions for the people on the "path":
1. Can you buy yourself the biggest name in Open Source?
2. All companies that acquire a company are looking for a return on investment. Certainly the merger didn't happen so that VA Linux boxes point to slashdot.org, more like slashdot.org points to VA Linux. What return on investment are they looking for and whose hide are they going to take it out of?
3. As the rest of the world wakes up to Linux, will anyone care that the major Linux portals are actually owned by a select few vendors?
4. Finally, does it make sense that Linux sites are held accountable by shareholders and not the people who participate on those sites? For instance, if VA Slashdover isn't making enough money off of advertising, programmer productivity, or driving e-commerce deals on their web properties, will they scrap it, cut performance or just let it suck?
I obviously do not know the answers to these questions...all the more reason to ask.
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"This acquisition moves VA Linux forward on the path to being the biggest name in Linux and Open Source.
A couple of questions for the people on the "path":
1. Can you buy yourself the biggest name in Open Source?
2. All companies that acquire a company are looking for a return on investment. Certainly the merger didn't happen so that VA Linux boxes point to slashdot.org, more like slashdot.org points to VA Linux. What return on investment are they looking for and whose hide are they going to take it out of?
3. As the rest of the world wakes up to Linux, will anyone care that the major Linux portals are actually owned by a select few vendors?
4. Finally, does it make sense that Linux sites are held accountable by shareholders and not the people who participate on those sites? For instance, if VA Slashdover isn't making enough money off of advertising, programmer productivity, or driving e-commerce deals on their web properties, will they scrap it, cut performance or just let it suck?
I obviously do not know the answers to these questions...all the more reason to ask.