Maybe it’s just me, but I’m starting to get this funny feeling about LinuxWorld Expo. It seems like every time it’s held, it receives a huge amount of media attention, and everyone always says the same things. Stuff like: “At this show it became clear that Linux is ready for prime time,” or “The show made it clear that enterprise customers are finally starting to take Linux seriously.”
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m starting to get this funny feeling about LinuxWorld Expo. It seems like every time it’s held, it receives a huge amount of media attention, and everyone always says the same things. Stuff like: “At this show it became clear that Linux is ready for prime time,” or “The show made it clear that enterprise customers are finally starting to take Linux seriously.”
So, why the “funny feeling?” Well, for one thing, the media has been saying things like “Linux is finally attracting enterprise customers” for years now. (How can Linux “finally” be doing something that it’s already been doing for quite some time?) And, because at some point, people are no longer going to be able to say things like that. Soon, Linux is just going to be considered a mainstream part of the IT infrastructure. In fact, you could make a strong argument that it’s already happening.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. I’m thrilled to see more money flowing into the Linux and Open Source markets. (And this money isn’t venture capital being plowed into corn-ball ideas and ridiculous companies. It’s revenue being generated by mainstream companies selling products based on Linux and Open Source.) But as the hype that has surrounded Linux for the past four years or so dies down, I think it’s extremely important that the newest members of the Linux community — the enterprise IT vendors — don’t allow themselves to forget…
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