Why are so many people so concerned about Linux being accepted by the corporate world? Linux is cool because of the very fact that it is not accepted by the corporate world. It's highly configurable, the source code is available, it's free... it's, it's geek heaven! To become accepted by the corporate world some or all of these things would have to change, no? It would have to become more like Microsoft Windows and in so doing it would cease to be cool. I say, forget about evangelizing Linux to the corporate world and leave it where it belongs and is loved. Am I insane? Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of mbutler2 at mmm.com > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:32 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] A bit off... topic, that is > > > > Hi all- > > > My curiousity was aroused by a mail I got from a friend, and I wanted > to know: what is the future for Linux? > > > This has been asked before, and answered many ways, so one more time, > for me, get out your crystal balls (or brass), find your > Kreskin's crystal, > throw the Magic 8-ball out, and roll it around, or just look deeply into > the toilet, and tell me what you see. I want it all, aliens comingdown to > take over and give everyone the perfect OS, to Linus Torvalds > being elected > supreme ruler of the earth, to "linux will die out in 2 years, it's a fad, > just like rap and heavy metal." > So I'm curious, and I've some time to look at responses, > before I have > more real work to do, so let's see them..... > > > Just to get started, the mail I recieved was of the mind that Linux ( > and other free OSes) will roll over the proprietary OSes in the next 5 or > so years and that computing will change for the better. > My response was that I see many OSes, and all have their place, or > niche, we may see some market settling and some of the players might > disappear, but because of business drivers, and other motivations in the > corporate sector, linux will see a significant entrance into the corporate > data center, but it will not replace everything you see now. > I'm paraphrasing, but it got me wondering..... > > > > Thanks for your time and efforts, > > > > mbutler > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list