Linux is more real lie than .com
Shanghai summer
In the past 2000, IT industry represented by the network economy gave this unattractive world, too many emotions and sorrows were concentrated in just a year, success and failure First-line, let people understand that Baiyun Cang Dogs are unpleasant. In the first half of the knowledge heroes who were in the moon, they became the scammers who shouted in the second half of the year. . However, all this people have experienced in the person who have experienced it, it is so real. Among them, Linux's development has become a landscape that cannot be ignored -
Linux has become the pet of Wall Street like the Internet in early 1999-2000. As an open source operating system, Linux attracts more and more people's attention, more and more funds are also. Various myths related to Linux accompanied by the madness of the Linux stock index, making it a beautiful scenery in the technology stock.
Linux on the wind
On December 31, 2000, the father of Linux released a 2.4 pre-release version. At the end of January, the 2.4.1 version of the Linux kernel was placed on the Internet for free download. This is also a precious gift for Linux communities to IT in the new century. Many well-known hardware and software vendors have joined the Linux camp directly or indirectly, although the entire Linux industry is focusing on the 4 main brands of the Red Hat, Turbolinux, SUSE and Caldera systems, but Linux version has reached 188 species, and Still continuous increase, it is said to be 1,2 versions every week. Currently, Linux's main versions include Red Hat, SUSE, Turbolinux, Caldera, Debian GNU / Linux, Slackware, and Mandrake. In the existing 188 versions, there are 28 most common versions from Red Hat Linux. An investigation report on Linux on Linux shows that in 1999, there were 3.9% and 24% desktop computers and servers installed Linux. Although Linux is currently declining on desktop computers, the usage rate on the server is higher, which is a phenomenon that Linux supporters are pleased.
Linux for embedded systems is another market that grows rapidly. For example, in an existing 188 versions, there are 25 embedded systems. In August 1999, this number was only 17 species. Linux for embedded systems mainly include Embedix, Hard Hat Linux, LEM, Neolinux, OS2000, and CoolLinux. PocketLinux is a version of a handheld device. This field is indeed possible to be an important development direction of Linux future.
At the same time, domestic Linux is also in full swing. China's blue dot, red flag and Linpus are considered to be the next show that Linux can't overlook, and various government organizations, civil society, technical forums, and even university campus. This only symbolizes the footprint of the free little penguin.
However, Linux's future is, and the industry is still a lot. Linux support believes that open source operating systems are greater than the value of the proprietary operating system, as the former source code is open to everyone, any company IT department can be customized. In addition, the open operating system is more beneficial to strengthen global programmers and technical experts to cooperate through the Internet. In short, the price and openness is the most competitive factor in Linux.
Is it really? not necessarily.
Lie 1: Linux is the only hope of challenging Microsoft Hegemony
After Linux technology spread, it has caused a lot of vibration in a period of time, and it is only a long time. Because it is implemented "open source" mechanism, it is considered to be able to compete with Windows. Have a promising operating system. However, after a period of development, Linux is still limited so far, and in some ways, it is not possible to compare with other systems. In the three fields of high-end markets, desktop applications and embedded systems, it seems that only the outlook of embedded systems is not very clear, and in other two areas, the pattern is very clear. First, the Linux system is unable to take advantage of the high-end market. Some analysts believe that Linux will not be applied in large-scale applications, with the maximum development of low-end markets, the reason is that the high-end market users are more valuable rather than price, and Linux is extension, reliability in high-end applications. Many technical services such as ease of use and high requirements are not satisfactory. Economic and practicality is Linux to enter the advantage of SME market, but Linux is really darentering in large systems that undertake a large amount of load. Security problems should be said to be more representative. Contrast the Windows system, less large and complex dynamic link library and open source, indeed make Linux less "back door" and "bug". However, following the GPL agreement, the Linux that is transparent to the world is in front of the world, and how can I guarantee that I don't have a big "main entrance" welcome hackers to visit, from this sense, The more people who master the core content of the system, the greater the possibility of system under malignant attacks. Similarly, according to the principle of computer engineering, there is no cross-ten-American system, and there is no zero error program. BUG does not selectively parasitically parasitic, the open source code is as "free", and there are various errors and vulnerabilities. . Even if you are preparing to invest $ a billion IBM on Linux, the current argument is only stayed in "Linux has been prepared for real access to commercial sectors".
Second, Linux cannot occupy a desktop system in existing situations. From various "hard" indicators to measure Linux, it is indeed a good software, but from the aspect of "soft" such as "installation interface, peripheral driver, application software", it is not so good. . In actually use, you have to take care of a large number of Windows users's operating habits and visual inertia. The most important thing is that Linux-based applications are still relatively small, this is the most concerned about ordinary users. The status quo of domestic piracy is more important for Linux in China. Even Bill Gates can't earn money in China's personal users. It is more difficult to say relative to many Linux.
Become a tool for IT giants mutual mutual. Compared with the increasing powerful Windows and UNIX systems, Linux is only in a period of development. Although the Software and hardware manufacturers invest in Linux's news, but from the total quantity and cannot meet demand, and these investors are Your own small abacus. Among them, IBM is most representative of Linux support. IBM claims to allocate $ 1 billion "embrace" Linux ($ 300 million will be used to establish Linux Consultant Service Co., Ltd., in order to provide consulting services with free Linux operating system)), in addition, IBM research institutions will also be committed to developing Linux Super Computer and Linux watches are all Linux applications. The reason is that IBM is too slow in the high-end commercial server market, so that Sun Microsystems will dominate this market. Therefore, IBM tries to push Linux on all platforms (including large computers), I hope to take this kind of software developer's attention from Sun's Solaris. IBM-related people emphasized: "In the field of customer server, we have been backward. But we don't have backward in the Internet field." Some market analysts said that many customers love the UNIX operations developed by Sun Microfit. System Solaris, not the UNIX operating system developed by IBM. The purpose of IBM is obviously hoping to use the Linux operating system to develop more share in the high-end commercial server market. IBM has a full "embrace" Linux, and supports this open source operating system as a long-term strategy of competing for the market with Sun Microsystems. This is just a relatively representative case, and the other attractive event is Microsoft's share of Corel, and experts believe that this will have a new turn over the development of Linux. Microsoft's move enables public opinion that the Giants of this world software industry may be considering integrating Linux into its ".NET" development strategy. Linux has not yet defeated Microsoft, but Microsoft has already mixed Linux camp, this is really a joke that is not very funny.
Lie 2: Linux is the development of the development of the Chinese software industry
Domestic IT industry, whether software, hardware or the Internet, every step is better than others, "China Core", the independent operating system has always been a dream of many people, especially some people like to crown in front Name of "National". LINUX naturally believes that the chances of chances, it seems to rely on Linux, we can "super" on the operating system, at the same time, the relevant departments also expressed the support and investment of Linux companies, one Time Linux can really say that the spring bamboo shoots will come out, for a time, to do system integration, engage in research topics, and floating the sea is thinking of IPO (new stocks) have begun to wear Linux's hat, It seems that all of them find out.
Enterprises, deal is greater than pragmatic. At present, the problem of domestic software companies is not just one or a few aspects such as technology, internal management, marketing, but to improve from the whole. Linux's firechers launched, making many entrepreneurs produce unrealistic fantasies. Two or three people, the Work team of the Freedom Alliance may do in line with Linux freely open software style, but this is too far from the inner competition mechanism of the software industry. Is it blindly followed, or a vision of innovation, this problem is already the most urgent problem in front of it. Entrepreneurs do not have a corporate development plan, but there is "How fast and good provinces" is rich, what software is selling, what software is sold, regardless of its actual situation, the company lacks his own innovation mechanism, and finally Breeding under your own.
The current domestic software market is increasingly refined. There have been many software companies to form a scale. Although the market is not perfected, the intensity of competition is not inferior, and if there is no innovative product to adapt to the market needs, it will not be able to Entering the market, the risk of entrepreneurial success is very large. Many mature, excellent genuine software must not have dumped with low-cost, genuine as piracy, but the same did not escape bad luck. Jinshan Software has adjusted at the end of last year. Three big layoffs before the Chinese Star Year, so that China's software people have to feel a cold, not to mention small software companies that are still struggling on the deadline. The listing dream is difficult. Profit is always a problem that is not avoided in real business. Get normal profits, is especially true that a manufacturer has long-term foundation in any industry. After all, the development, upgrade, and services need funds to turn around. Without bread, anyone's passion will not burn too long. But where is the profit? According to the rules of the GPL, it is obviously unable to rely on sales products directly, because "any operating system constructed on Linux should be free, developers can only charge and distribute a small amount of fees." Referring to foreign experience, nothing more than three, one is to rely on service charges; the other is the website advertising income; the third is the listing financing. The market is recognized as the best way to go, the argument is very simple: no matter what, Linux sounds high than the technical content of the website. It is indeed a red cap. The stock price of VA once fell, and the domestic Linux company in the early years is listed in the US OTC in the early years, and has been a great success in the domestic software industry capital. Case. However, in 2001, the situation has undergone too much change. Under the current economic situation, the US economy has shown a precursor to the economic crisis. Some experts say that the United States may enter a period of economic depression. The economic situation that is sluggish stock market and the economic situation that presents the signs of the depression is not good news. Chasing the profit is capital. The only criterion, how the savvy investors may also be optimistic about the investment in the "money" scene.
Freedom and each battle. Linux is a crystallization of human knowledge, with 100,000 rows in 1993, and has 1 million in 1998, and has been 1500,000 line program code in 1999, and now has many languages. But it is the most controversial thing is that "source code open" is a killing of innovation, because "source code open" is based on a wide understanding, and this slow process will make innovation to repeatedly overlay. The programmers are each battle, more divided into the overall power.
The value of the software is not in the laboratory, nor is it in communication between enthusiasts and the interests of developers and self-satisfaction. The real value of software is in relation to people's life and the burden of reducing people. Freedom, open, non-commercial system and software can be said to improve software development levels, but it can't really drive the development of software and software technology.
"Survive or death"
I really said that there is no worth worth it, it is indeed a fact that it is really good because it performs well in some ways, but think about it, if there is no business behavior of many major companies, whether Linux will Amotherous day like today. In order to balance the interests of each other, the giants of foreign countries will advocate things that are beneficial to enhance the overall strength. This is not thick, but the strong people have the development of the strong, and the weakness of the survival of the weak. Weak will abandon your way of survival and go to the strong, and its dangers are self-evident. WPS for the banner of office system has become Yellow flowers yesterday, but relying on the "red flag" to occupy the operating system, it seems that it will not become a reality within the near future. Those who are fascinated by current utilitarianism should be awake.
