Of course
Linux doesn’t exist. Duh, how could it not have been more obvious. Linux is just a conspiracy put out by the Finnish government in an attempt to become the next super power. It could have worked, too, if it weren’t for some SCO lawyers meddling in business that is supposedly theirs to meddle in.
But in all seriousness, come on. How can somebody say Linux does not exist? Let’s think for a second now… could it be the same company that also declared that it was not the internet anti-christ today? Groklaw tried to prove that Linux does exist by listing some of it’s recent advances:
- CyberGuard is switching from SCO’s Unix to Linux. “The move away from Unixware will enable CyberGuard to add advanced, modern capabilities to its security appliances.”
- So is Bank of America. You remember them — the folks that didn’t get sued at the last minute. I think the news about the DaimlerChrysler decision has emboldened corporate Amercia. “Bank of America has gone public on outline plans to port its proprietary Unix systems to Linux, ignoring the enduring threat of legal action from open source litigant SCO.”
- Linux use is growing by leaps and bounds, according to Gartner. “Linux servers are on the rise again thanks in part to low-end and x86-64 based servers, according to a new survey by market research firm Gartner.” I believe this steady server growth indicates Linux must exist after all. No? “Enterprises trust Linux’s maturity and don’t put much stock in legal threats from potential issues with patents or the SCO Group. . . . Gartner said Linux revenue grew 54.6 % in the second quarter and unit shipments jumped more than 61% giving the OS 9.5% of the overall market share. . . . Recent threats from issues with patents and the hovering specter of the SCO Group doesn’t seem to impact many spending decisions, McLaughlin added. ‘Companies are not viewing it as enough of an issue,’ he said.”