Francesco Ugolini wrote:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=development&articleId=9019238&taxonomyId=11&intsrc=kc_top This is only an article from the hundreds that i found trough the internet. Who is scared? I think it could really help Open Source communities grow. Stop to fight against each other, just follow our goals and our ideals. Seneca, a Latin writer, said: "The best ideas are common property" I trust completely in those words, and for this reason i will continue to trust in Open Source and to help this trough Fedora Project (who has in its DNA those words). Regards Francesco Ugolini
Every now and again Microsoft likes to start a fear campaign that if you buy linux or use linux you run the risk of getting sued. What this does is provide companies with a check point to stop and think what if they are right. It won't affect a lot of the users but it will affect the corporates.
Sadly until there is a lawsuit people will still believe Microsoft over Open Source Software developers. The local guy who installed the computer agrees with Microsoft and the developers do not have a store front where they can explain that what Microsoft said has not been tested in court so it may or may not be true.
The success of Corporate Linux vendors will slowly bypass the comments from Microsoft but even then its a long struggle. I personally believe wholeheartedly that whatever version of linux you have if there is a company backing it you should support them. My belief stems from the fact that these corporates are advertising linux and its benefits. Everyone in the linux community benefits over time and community groups usually can't compete with the corporate dollars.
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