Linux gains ground

Finally there is some movement in the scene. Companies are starting to realize that they have been wasting their efforts by not partnering on projects. Several Debian based distros are working together now to build a good enterprize package with the Debian Sarge release and include Red Hat interportability. About time! While 2006 will not be the year of the Linux desktop it will most likely be the year of the most significant gains since there were GUI's developed for Linux. Command line interfaces will continue to lessen and the leverage Microsoft had will continue to wane. Apple is an interesting variable in the mix though. Going to Intel is a security risk but may make them competative with PCs on price. I recently looked at Debian and it is getting to the point where it is almost as good in quality as the for profit distros. The for profits need to focus more attention on the originating formats to hasten Linux into a more commercialy viable alternative. Sure they can charge for it but Red Hat has the right idea in selling support rather than developing code.