The best news Linux could ever receive: LinuxWorld's a bust
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 21:28.
The latest proof that Linux has conquered the corporate data center crowd: LinuxWorld is a dud.
There was a time when LinuxWorld was one of--if not the-- hottest technology conferences around. This show used to be jammed. The curious would hang on the latest pronouncement from Linus Torvalds. Jon Maddog Hall would hold court on why Linux was headed for "world domination" and if we were really lucky, Eric (Cathedral and the Bazaar) Raymond might muse about how Linux was as American as, well, handgun ownership.
But the real attraction was the novelty of a technology that was just then starting to intrigue the mainstream. The fact that it was considered too eccentric for "really serious" computing applications made it all the more fun. (It was free for Pete's sake. How does that square with serious corporate computing?)
That now seems like ancient history.
Also: More Linux promotion than Linux adoption evidenced at LinuxWorld
Linux had a place in netbooks ? But not many sticked ?
In new technology, often the products get rejected during trials. It was a huge job to get the product to stick(glued) to the customers' location.
Netbooks are shipped with Linux. But more people tried to substitute with other Linux distros which do not jive with the bios supplied in the netbooks.
So, we are suggesting to ASUS to tightly couple bios to Xandros. then tightly couple the browser to their website as portal. Repository of apps and synaptic auto-update to eliminate bugs. Customers want to be assured of the ever improving Linux supported by the netbook manufacturer. No one wants to live with a small dinosaur(just barebones).
As competition intensify, Linux will mature, if and when support can be assured.