There is all kinds of free support for Linux on the Internet, which is why I'll always download my copy. However, for businesses, and organizations that can't afford the time to find the info they need (or the time to learn how to find the info they need), there must be technical services and professional services, consulting services, and developer services available. In the end, this is where the money will be for Linux distributors. It's been said before, but I'll say it again: "The software industry is really a service industry that thinks it's a manufacturing industry"
I have to agree. I don't believe that "fragmentation" is the right word for what is happening in Linux, at least not in the same context as what happened to Unix. The more distros there are, simply mean more groups putting things together in different ways. As long as MOST of the software remains GPL (and it pretty much has to) then that allows for other groups to expand on, and learn from what is being done elsewhere in the community. No, my freinds, fragmentation isn't the enemy, proprietary licensing of distribution software would be much more threatening.
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Nope, Red Flag was developed by Compaq (China)t ml
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There is all kinds of free support for Linux on the Internet, which is why I'll always download my copy. However, for businesses, and organizations that can't afford the time to find the info they need (or the time to learn how to find the info they need), there must be technical services and professional services, consulting services, and developer services available. In the end, this is where the money will be for Linux distributors. It's been said before, but I'll say it again: "The software industry is really a service industry that thinks it's a manufacturing industry"
I have to agree. I don't believe that "fragmentation" is the right word for what is happening in Linux, at least not in the same context as what happened to Unix. The more distros there are, simply mean more groups putting things together in different ways. As long as MOST of the software remains GPL (and it pretty much has to) then that allows for other groups to expand on, and learn from what is being done elsewhere in the community. No, my freinds, fragmentation isn't the enemy, proprietary licensing of distribution software would be much more threatening.