Hmmm.... Linked from that article is a survey of web server's. Apache is high at the top. Look what they say about redhat though..... Not good... http://www.netcraft.com/survey/ Linux distribution trial of force Competition between the Linux distributions has been particularly fierce since the release of Red Hat 7.0, which has provoked a great deal of controversy, initially because the C compiler produces binaries incompatible with other Linux distributions. The argument has escalated to a point well beyond a difference of opinion over the technicalities, with part of the Linux community suggesting that Red Hat is using its leading position in the market to marginalise the other distributions, while Linus Torvalds called Red Hat 7.0 "idiotic", "broken", and "unusable as a development platform". http://x58.deja.com/threadmsg_ct.xp?AN=705169495.1&mhitnum=1&CONTEXT=9769734 33.7 It poses the question whether the Red Hat brand and market position is strong enough to withstand this kind of assault. On a crude count of Linux Apache sites found by Netcraft where the Apache signature has been branded by the Linux distribution company, Red Hat currently has 69%. SUSE and Debian are the closest challengers with 9% and 8% respectively on a worldwide basis, though SUSE is the leading distribution in German speaking countries. Critically, Red Hat is established as the standard install at most well known dedicated server companies and Linux hardware vendors, is the base distribution used by Cobalt, and has the best established retail channels in English speaking countries. If there is to be an impact on Red Hat's share of the Web, it may be the case that the volunteer Debian distribution is the most likely to gain in popularity and credibility, rather than the other commercial distributions. -----Original Message----- From: Sean E. Keener [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [EUG-LUG:52] article Unbelievable what this Microsoft bloke says about Linux... http://www.wirednews.com/news/business/0,1367,41527,00.html
