What means the success of Linux? ...
Some Obstacles to remove.
by Giovanni A. Orlando.
World, 2008-05-05.
We are close to dedicate 14 years to Linux business, and we want to dedicate another 10,000 years. Of course we want to help the community, based on our experience.
What means the Linux success? ... The answer is simple. Windows become obsolete and Linux is in over the 50% of Desktop systems. (This will be also complicated on the Office front, because Word is today, the de-facto Word Processor in the market).
I list here 10 obstacles to remove and where Linux companies may work [together]:
Sincerely, I AM and remains yours,
Giovanni A. Orlando.
We are close to dedicate 14 years to Linux business, and we want to dedicate another 10,000 years. Of course we want to help the community, based on our experience.
What means the Linux success? ... The answer is simple. Windows become obsolete and Linux is in over the 50% of Desktop systems. (This will be also complicated on the Office front, because Word is today, the de-facto Word Processor in the market).
I list here 10 obstacles to remove and where Linux companies may work [together]:
- Real Sharing (Forget you are the best, or you are the winner).
This is incomplete task. While
the release of Linux OS (like we call Personal) from Canonical is a
success, releasing [K][X][E]Ubuntu, as well SuSE, Fedora and others,
this does not means that they share the software take cost time and
money.
A little example comes from our FTOSX. I spend some time adding the necessary lines of code to support our Combo Monitor: SGI 1600 SW Flat Panel + Number Nine 128-T2R, in the hdata. Well, I don't see that this code belong to any other distro. So, when the systems boot, few distro support really this hardware. Of course, there are thousand of these combinations.
Solution: All the software development, may be in 'svn'. So, if some programmer worldwide will add a line of code, this line will be shared ... worldwide and belong to any distro.
A little example comes from our FTOSX. I spend some time adding the necessary lines of code to support our Combo Monitor: SGI 1600 SW Flat Panel + Number Nine 128-T2R, in the hdata. Well, I don't see that this code belong to any other distro. So, when the systems boot, few distro support really this hardware. Of course, there are thousand of these combinations.
Solution: All the software development, may be in 'svn'. So, if some programmer worldwide will add a line of code, this line will be shared ... worldwide and belong to any distro.
- Design and adopt standards ... also for real life.
LSB is also a success, however
not all the companies works and adopt it, or discuss. More programmers
suppose a standard is tedious.
Linux need for example a free and good graphical installer, like install shield is under the commercial Software. What is funny, is that if you install Free Software for Windows, you will found graphical wizards ... but not for Linux. SeaMonkey and others offer graphical installers based on Java.
Solution: Standards for real life.
Linux need for example a free and good graphical installer, like install shield is under the commercial Software. What is funny, is that if you install Free Software for Windows, you will found graphical wizards ... but not for Linux. SeaMonkey and others offer graphical installers based on Java.
Solution: Standards for real life.
- Remove the Ego, in any sense.
It sounds bad, when a Linux
company said: "We are the best", "or remove our logo, because you have
no authorization", or "offer a picture or the boxes that you will ship
from orders you receive". All this is ego, that destroy and break the
Linux development. No more wars between 'rpm' and 'Debian' based
distro. This is the point.
Another obstacle is the 'Linux is the best lemma', where some programmers, does not want to use non-Linux OS, like Windows, the Mac, DOS, BeOS, or others. They reject the idea to sit and use a non-Linux OS. This is a bad ego and offensive for 'normal' people.
Another obstacle is the 'Linux is the best lemma', where some programmers, does not want to use non-Linux OS, like Windows, the Mac, DOS, BeOS, or others. They reject the idea to sit and use a non-Linux OS. This is a bad ego and offensive for 'normal' people.
- Still more simple
KDE and Linux had released really
advanced and 'rock-solid' desktops. However, there are still a lot of
share-marketing goals to accomplish. Linux is getting respect from
Software Industry leaders like Adobe, Sun, SGI, IBM and others.
Basically, the grow is positive ... but is necessary that people understand that must work together, not challenge others.
Basically, the grow is positive ... but is necessary that people understand that must work together, not challenge others.
Sincerely, I AM and remains yours,
Giovanni A. Orlando.
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