Re: [SLE] Congrats

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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:17:23 -0800

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On Tuesday 04 November 2003 07:27, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
> Greets
>
> Been using SuSE exclusively since 5.1 and think the Novel (with support
> from IBM) purchase has great potential. While Im personally a bit nervous,
> who wouldn't be, I am hoping this marriage will rise to meet all challenges
> and mature into something harmonious and productive for all.
>
> There is one thing that Novel/SuSE could do immediately to knock the RedHat
> competition off the wall. Since the move to Fedora, all it would take if
> for Novel/SuSE to release an iso for public download of current shipping
> products 8.2 and 9.0 (in due time of course) and the NA marketing issues
> and market share would be determined. Simple move to elininate the
> competition and gain phenominal user and community support. Simpl, cost
> effective and would not touch the bottom line. Something to consider.
>
> Best of luck
>
> /ch

Hi Chris. LTNS! I hope your right. Many on the list and around the
community for that matter are a bit "nervous" to say the least. I have
always suspected that at one point or another one (or more) of the more
successful Linux distros would have to join the market game in order to
expand and capitalize on what is now evidently the cusp of hitting critical
mass.

My only real concern (and that of a good many I would garner) is that this
sort of change will kill access and involvement of the larger and more
generic user base that Linux has established to the distros.

I guess what really unsettles me is that this news rides on the back of the
advent that RH is stopping there desktop/store shelf product. I also fear
that many of the developers will feel betrayed insofar that they have labored
long and hard and just when Linux is reaching that "critical mass" in the
market and in public awareness that corporate players are swooping in to grab
the glory, or more to the point the money. This in turn may represent a
highjacking to the community and the fear of an insidious taking over of
Linux and even the fear that Linux, in the hands of the suits, will suffer
the same as Unix - a fracturing. A division and side splintering of the core
Linux into a mismash of proprietary products that will attempt to corner
markets and shutout its competitors in a manner that will be detrimental to
Linux and OSS.

Curtis.

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