Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 10:47:14 10/03/02
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On October 03, 2002 at 13:00:20, leonid wrote: >Hi, > >I just was seeing one program on TV that said that Linux is the most quickly >growing system between all existing. So, I am curious to know more about >perspective of this free platform. What is Your perspective about future growing >for Linux and the way that it could go? Where will be Linux in around 10 years >from now? > >Cheers, >Leonid. I'm currently getting an associates degree in unix system administration. My parents and friends tell me I'm foolish for spending the extra time to do this before I get my CS degree. Because they've never heard of unix, they think it's some new thing that will be out of style in a matter of months. They have it backwards though. They think Microsoft is here to stay and that this obscure unix thing they've never heard of is just a thing that's in fassion that will go away and my time spent here learning unix will be a waste. I don't think it's a coincidence that unix has been around for over three decades, that unix sys admins make an average of $20,000 more per year than Microsofties, or that all of the big businesses are using or migrating to unix or linux. I don't think linux will overtake Windows anytime in the forseeable future, but linux is here to stay. I also don't think it's a lock that it will never overtake Windows. There was a time before Microsoft when it didn't seem possible for a word processor to break into the market or spreadsheet programs to have a chance, with things like Word Perfect and Lotus. Microsoft obviously overtook them. Did Rome last forever? No, and neither will Microsoft. Just my opinion. Russell
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