Windows and Linux Interoperability
Posted on August 4, 2007 by Ben Cecka
I’m encouraged by Red Hat’s move to not just assume direct and blind competition with Microsoft and their Windows Server line. Paul Cormier, executive vice president of engineering, told eWeek that he wants to work with them and, being a large purveyor of enterprise level server software, I think they’re a great player for Microsoft to work with.
“I want to talk to the folks at Microsoft about our two operating systems and how we can work together to solve real customer problems without attaching any unrelated strings, such as intellectual property,” he said.
Wouldn’t it just be wonderful if Microsoft realized that for them to succeed Linux doesn’t have to fail? It’s not such a simple binary situation. Linux is making a huge emergence in the desktop market and they have always been strong contenders with servers. It’s time to recognize that partnership.
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