What Linux needs the most is someone to do a neutral AUDIT, a massive and thorough audit is what will make Linux be respected in many corporate boardrooms.
Linux may have the reputation of being a "replacement" for M$, but it has yet to acquire the reputation of being a "safe" and "scalable" OS.
*BSD has passed the "scalability" tests, and one flavor of it, the OpenBSD has even passed the rigorous security audit. Therefore, it is hightime that Linux does the same thing.
I am not here to jump start a Linux vs. *BSD debate. I am merely pointing out what Linux needs to do to gain the trust of the suits who have the ultimate control over what the Fortune-500 will do in the coming years.
Why Linux lacks the most, as compared to the *BSD (especially the OpenBSD) is the AUDIT, both in security and in scalability contexts.
Hopefully, the new "neutral" lab will carry out such a task, and let other developers continue with their innovative tasks in creating even more new and exciting utilities.
BTW, one thing that the Linux-scene still lacks is a utility that resemblers the Norton-Utility for DOS/Windoze arena.
Will someone begin such a thing?
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Alan Cox couldn't wait for the sluggish Linus, and he released the 2.2.18-pre series (pre-1 and pre-2) against the 2.2.17-pre20.
Now that 2.2.17 is official, where does 2.2.18-pre series stand ?
I think the question I want to ask is this:
Is the official 2.2.17 exactly the same as
2.2.17-pre20 ?
Monitoring per se is definitely NOT enough !
What Linux needs the most is someone to do a neutral AUDIT, a massive and thorough audit is what will make Linux be respected in many corporate boardrooms.
Linux may have the reputation of being a "replacement" for M$, but it has yet to acquire the reputation of being a "safe" and "scalable" OS.
*BSD has passed the "scalability" tests, and one flavor of it, the OpenBSD has even passed the rigorous security audit. Therefore, it is hightime that Linux does the same thing.
I am not here to jump start a Linux vs. *BSD debate. I am merely pointing out what Linux needs to do to gain the trust of the suits who have the ultimate control over what the Fortune-500 will do in the coming years.
Why Linux lacks the most, as compared to the *BSD (especially the OpenBSD) is the AUDIT, both in security and in scalability contexts. Hopefully, the new "neutral" lab will carry out such a task, and let other developers continue with their innovative tasks in creating even more new and exciting utilities. BTW, one thing that the Linux-scene still lacks is a utility that resemblers the Norton-Utility for DOS/Windoze arena. Will someone begin such a thing?