There was a bit of fall out a few months back when Schwartz was quoted as saying that Red Hat is a proprietary Linux distribution. So, it's going to be interesting to see what the fall out is from the statement made by Matthew Szulik, Red Hat's Chief Executive, in an interview with Linux News, Putting Linux on the Desktop.
Szulik says, "If you buy the Sun desktop, you're going to buy into the proprietary Sun architecture".
Which part of the Java Desktop System (JDS) is Sun proprietary? The SuSE operating system, GNOME user interface, Ximian Evolution mail client, Mozilla browser, StarOffice (based on OpenOffice), or the Jabber IM client. For that matter, given you can replace any application with any other Linux application, why is this proprietary to Sun.
Perhaps he's talking about Java, which is bundled with JDS. Is he saying that the Sun Java is proprietary when compared to the IBM or BEA Java that they bundle with their Desktop? Seems very strange since they both do the same thing, and if someone wanted could install the IBM one straight into JDS.
It's also worth comparing the list of parts to JDS and what is bundled in Red Hat Desktop. Almost all are the same product, and all are interchangeable.
Makes me think that Szulik is just having a jab at Schwartz for his comment. Time for them to sit down together I think.
Szulik says, "If you buy the Sun desktop, you're going to buy into the proprietary Sun architecture".
Which part of the Java Desktop System (JDS) is Sun proprietary? The SuSE operating system, GNOME user interface, Ximian Evolution mail client, Mozilla browser, StarOffice (based on OpenOffice), or the Jabber IM client. For that matter, given you can replace any application with any other Linux application, why is this proprietary to Sun.
Perhaps he's talking about Java, which is bundled with JDS. Is he saying that the Sun Java is proprietary when compared to the IBM or BEA Java that they bundle with their Desktop? Seems very strange since they both do the same thing, and if someone wanted could install the IBM one straight into JDS.
It's also worth comparing the list of parts to JDS and what is bundled in Red Hat Desktop. Almost all are the same product, and all are interchangeable.
Makes me think that Szulik is just having a jab at Schwartz for his comment. Time for them to sit down together I think.
Posted by Calum Benson on qershor 17, 2004 at 05:22 PD PDT #
Posted by Richard Giles on qershor 17, 2004 at 06:56 PD PDT #