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There’s more to Linux than support
http://zonker.opensuse.org/ 2008/ 05/ 09/ theres-more-to-linux-than-support/
If Oracle had its way, there’d be one Linux distro — but who would do the development? According to this post by Paula Rooney, Oracle’s Edward Screven says that Linux distro vendors should compete “purely on the support side of the business.” That, of course, is complete nonsense. The tension between Linux vendors to bring in customers through added features and continual development is what helps the Linux community move forward. Without that tension, Linux wouldn’t have matured as quickly as it did, and it wouldn’t continue to improve at such a rapid pace.
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