Here are a couple of quotes from a ML report on the release of Linux 2.4, interested in your take on it:
Not only is Linux a strong contender on the server, we
expect it to be a major player in the embedded market, too.
There is a good fit with PDAs. PDA operating systems need
to be compact, flexible, and open, with lots of utilities such as print drivers. Linux already has these, so Linux on PDAs looks like a slam dunk. Samsung’s YOPY and Agenda
Computing’s $149 PDA both use Linux. It would be
interesting to see Palm update its Palm OS to Linux, keeping
the same API so all the Palm applications continue to run.
most software, including
operating systems, middleware, and applications, will go
open source. The exception may be some vertical apps.
Open source is free, can be modified by the user, and
evolves faster than proprietary code but offers no central
point for blame or responsibility. Proprietary software is
by comparison expensive, evolves more slowly, forces
users to cede control to a single entity, and provides users
minimal flexibility. Open source has the potential to
commoditize sectors of the software world and play havoc
with business models. Even if this happens, it’s beyond
most investors’ timeframes. But be prepared. |
