The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micky$oft go bankrupt?

[Karl F. Larsen]

Odd wrote:
> Amit Kumar wrote:
>   
>>     What does "coming together of Linuxes" mean?
>>
>> Oh, related to my earlier mails: I meant a standardization effort for 
>> applications on the various Linux flavors, collaboration and putting a 
>> united front for proprietary OSes (something like the role EU performs 
>> for European nations). See http://www.linuxfoundation.org/ and 
>> http://www.linux.com/ . These are some new efforts. IMO such efforts 
>> would be crucial for boosting Linux. 
>>     
>
> I see. Yes, that is a much needed effort. I would like to see that
> happen as well. One of my pet peeves with Linux has been that
> software for one distro is incompatible with another. There are
> work-arounds of course, but they should really not be needed.
> I think the baseline standard they have made is a good start.
>
>   
    If you want to be a threat to Microsoft you have to put all of 
Ubuntu's resources into Red Hat which is on the big board and may well 
be bought by Oricle next year. This is the way to get Linux into the 
main stream and Red Hat has a going business supplying industry with 
Linux for the workplace. They would be interested in a Linux sold to the 
public with certain rights to support in the first 2 months.

    The cost should be less than Windows charges but it will be set by 
the cost of providing the 2 month support. How to sell Red Hat on a 
Debian based Ubuntu may not be possible.

Karl