On Tuesday 10 June 2003 15:13, Curtis Rey wrote: <snip of good thoughts>
Much of what Linux has gained in the OS is on the side of getting things to just work. And now it's time to put all the pieces together. Getting the stuff to just work, to just install, to just upgrade, to not need Joe/Jane user to have to go CLI because it scares them to death.
I believe we're see a very important time in OSS and Linux. It's a make or break time. I know that those, such as the devs at SuSE, are up to the task. It's more a matter of knowing, resources and timing. These guys are most likely busting their humps putting out new products. Considering they just slammed out 8.2 and shortly after have pumped out this next Corporate version. I just hope that they have time to catch their breath and don't get over extended. This is my fear. That Linux will strain it resources and find it difficult to maintain the push. M$ has billions and a large pool of devs to throw at something. Even with this their complacency is showing. Now is the time for Linux and OSS to really step up to the plate and take a swing.
I think the big push on linux will arrive when hardware mgfs start realizing that they had better support Linux or lose a lot of business... and then they start writing drivers for their products. (and hopefully open source them so that they can be integrated into a distro... they almost have to to make it workable). And then software vendors start porting their products to Linux... some are already. And then there won't be any stopping of Linux......