As Linux celebrates its twentieth anniversary this week, Nils Brauckmann, president and general manager of SUSE, has discussed the contribution that the maverick open source operating system has made to the global technology ecosystem.
Brauckmann argues that Linux has grown from an initial measure of "promising", to a time when we might all regard it as "pervasive". Through web sites and portals such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, someone experiences Linux every day, yet they probably even don't know it.
Note: for European readers not familiar with Walgreens, think of a combination of Superdrug and Boots but with the added option to purchase cigarettes and (in some states) alcohol.
Linux at 20 years: a progression from promising to pervasive - ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
Brauckmann argues that Linux has grown from an initial measure of "promising", to a time when we might all regard it as "pervasive". Through web sites and portals such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, someone experiences Linux every day, yet they probably even don't know it.
Note: for European readers not familiar with Walgreens, think of a combination of Superdrug and Boots but with the added option to purchase cigarettes and (in some states) alcohol.
Linux at 20 years: a progression from promising to pervasive - ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
