It applies to Red Hat distributions only. It will attract those who want Red Hat as their primary service and support vendor. In the data center, however, it may not be that attractive for exclusive open-source software stacks vs. hybrid commercial and open-source software stacks.
I do believe that something magical, mystical and musical is going to happen for the four weeks between April 12 and May 11.
Red Hat joins an increasingly crowded field of platform vendors, including Hewlett-Packard, Novell, IBM and other specialists and new firms offering these services.
Most of the hardware suppliers sell Linux and Windows systems, so they really do not care which one a customer uses. Dell began pushing Linux most recently, so it might have the most to gain.
It represents for SCO a departure from their traditional market focused on their technology and operating system. I only question ... how will they treat in a fair way the needs of the Linux world.
There is tremendous market opportunity in the Linux server industry for startups who can fill a niche. The key will be for these startups to show that there is a real cost benefit to Linux over Windows and Unix.
I know there is huge interest in Linux. But most companies and organizations haven't felt they're willing to spring for it on a massive scale. Most companies are still looking to fill sweet spots.
I'm not going to cast moral judgment. But there is a sense one gets that the whole lawsuit is a means to generate revenue and quick acceleration in stock price in hopes that a buyout would occur from a deep-pocketed company such as IBM. [The selling] doesn't surprise me.
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