Linux ooks for new worlds to conquer

摘要

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry. Attacking the desktop, winning support of independent software vendors (ISV) and embedding itself inside a myriad of new consumer and enterprise devices are among the challenges facing Linux in 2004. "The big story around Linux in 2004 will be less about technological evolution," says Brian Stevens, vice president of operating systems development at Red Hat. He says the biggest development in Linux will be a continuation of the "snowball effect"―more customers deploying, and creating more successful references, which will beget more customer deployments. "The things holding back enterprises in the past"―particularly, the lack of references―"are just not an issues anymore," he says.