"Private" enterprises are difficult to choose "selfless" standards, large manufacturers face standards and formulation
Last Wednesday, Linux's most important advocate free StandardandardsGroup announced Linux global standard Linux standard library 2.0, including another Linux Standard Organization Linuxinternational, Linux Standards, Linux Standards, Linux Standards, THP A standard introduction will effectively prevent Linux developers from bringing Linux into UNIX, which develops into several mutually incompatible versions because compatibility issues. According to foreign reports, Linux developers and PC producers such as HP, Red Hat, TurboLinux, IBM have expressed "supporting this standard."
Some public opinions are optimistic about this, Linux will further strengthen the threat to the Microsoft Windows series. Industry analysts pointed out: "This problem encountered by Linux will be the biggest problem since its birth, even the SCO's lawsuit is lower than the risk of this problem."
Unified standard: large manufacturers are different
An analyst said that the state of many heavyweight vendors seems to be laid on the practice of its previous time. Analyst holding this point of view listed before
RedHat and Novell have developed their own unique features to strengthen their own products' competitiveness. And netizens in China have published an article analysis. It is not to stop, and this is the reason for the Unix paradox. "This year, the Nikkei BP Society has once again provided facts for such an argument in the" Sino-Japanese Asia Linux Standard ". The reporter who wrote the report said in the article that the standard program proposed by the China Electronic Technology Standardization Research Institute "It is difficult to affect Japanese users and manufacturers", because the relevant person in charge of the Japanese Economic Industry, if the standard is "forced ', Manufacturers will be easily conflicted with emotions. "
Similar selfless: Linux becomes four unlike
A Microsoft's previous advertisements have been frequently referenced by Linux opponents during this time. In this ad, LINUX differentiated into several versions is a four completely different penguins. Microsoft's high level said when it comes to this matter that open source software will bring users not only the advantages, although the Linux operating system has a unified name, but now there are various multi-complex different software versions, this It will bring considerable trouble to the user's use.
Jinshan Vice President Ge Hao said in the interview with Linux issues, "I have to admit that this is a difficult point, but if there is a unified standard product, the products of each family only need to test in this standard version of Linux. If you have a problem, you will solve it. "
Therefore, for the same reason, the entire Linux camp expressed a considerable expectation of this standard. However, the problem will come.
Standard development: there is a major conflict in the interest
"Free Standards Organization is a non-profit organization, although the standards set out will be the most fair, but it is inevitable to take care of all industry manufacturers' interest balance." A netizen in Chinese Linux Forum The discussion said, "Although Linux participants know the importance of 'unity' and 'unified standard' for Linux, it may also give up some short-term commercial interests for such a vision target, but fundamentally Speaking, completely fairness and even selfless unified standards are an unequal, or a negative for existing order. In other words, large enterprises under the banner of unified standards will be profitable Direct reduction, so long-lasting, although everyone has a common demand, the splits in the camp will inevitably. "
Some people do not agree with this point of view. Ge Wei explained the reporter that Linux and UNIX's largest differences were the latter because many reasons were split into several mutually incompatible versions, while users under Linux system can achieve various versions through simple rewriting for software. Compatible effect. "This is the advantage of open source code." Ge Wei said, "You can do anything on the Linux platform, and don't need to be responsible." But he also admitted that with commercial software developers joined in software More and more new elements will be more severe in attracting users, incompatible potential issues. Although the software currently based on the most popular commercial Linux platform can only be unimpeded on other versions of the Linux platform, but the difficulty and cost of this revision will be more difficult as new elements and functions. The bigger.
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"Asia Linux" 尴尬
In 2003, the Sino-Japanese and Korean Government reached a consensus on Linux issues and announced the development of unified Asian Linux standards. After several discussions, China has proposed the first set of unified Asian Linux standards. According to the information published on the website of China National Standard Working Group, this standard is divided into four standards of API standards, desktop standards, server standards, and user ports.
The relevant representatives of the National Standard Working Group said in the forum, hoping to further form the standards of Sino-Japanese and Korean, and absorb in other countries, and ultimately realize unified standardization.
However, such results have not been supported by Japan and South Korea. Most Japanese companies believe that the draft of this standard is more only the embodiment of the government's will under leading the Chinese government, and the standardization under the leadership of the government does not have forced Treatment, it is often difficult to accept it by the market.
"The formation process of software standards is constantly changing with the changes of the times." Nikkei BP Society claims in the report "" "" "" "" "" The facts supported by more users and developers will eventually become mainstream. "
The reporter reported on this report as high-level, the high-level, the high-level default, said that in the field of open source software, there is also a standard specified by the standardization institution. But in the application process, few users really care.
When talking about the "Asian Linux" Standard Alliance faced the embarrassment of unpacking, the high-level representation: "Open source software can become the most important factor in the standard is not free, but the information disclosure and participation. And in the information disclosure On the link, the entire OSS promotion forum and the relevant official organization seem to be more cautious.
■ Comment
Linux: Road is still very long
When confronting Microsoft's Windows series, Linux's supporters always be proud of "security", but have always adhered to the insiders, Linux so-called security is only because users are relatively small, many security hazards Unexpectedly --- After the problem of the Linux kernel vulnerability last November, Symantec CEO John Thompson also supported such statements earlier this year.
This kind of embarrassing is just a horn of the iceberg. If Linux wants to complete the mission of Microsoft Windows, the road to go is still very long. Another place to be sick is the potential legal risk of users, although according to Linux development ideas, the entire system will be open, the source code is also open, but this does not mean that in Linux world can No copyright issues are not considered.
Last year, the SCO suggested that the IBM violated its patents, reserved the right to litigate the litigation of Linux users, especially secondary developers. This lawdio triggered an uproar in the Linux camp, and a survey conducted by IDG showed that more than 28% of users worried about the potential intellectual property issues caused by using Linux and open source software.
Although subsequently, the "lawsuit insurance" solution is proposed to appease the customer, but there are still many users who have chosen "Eating lawsuits in a company" and "do not use Linux to avoid potential. Intellectual property disputes tend to the latter. "In fact, I have never agreed that the so-called 'confronted Microsoft' or 'WIN 鄄 DOWS Nuggets' this will be the law." Jinshan Vice President Ge Wei said in the future of China's open source software development, "Many people Today, the reason is so hatching Microsoft. The key reason is that Microsoft's monopoly has deprived our choice of rights many times. The reason why the open source Linux exists and develops, its fundamental reason is to be available for users Provide more options. So after the head of the speculation, no matter the Jinshan who provides the application software, it is also for IBM that provides Linux platform, or even for the entire Linux camp, the key problem is actually In the mentality --- What we have to do is actually just give users a choice, grasp this, Linux will have space survival and development. "
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