They've got lots of experience with company startups, but no mention of any history working with Linux prior to their formation. The Company's extensions to the Linux software kernel will rapidly distinguish its products from all other available Linux software. In other words, proprietary software is part of their approach to the Linux market. More on this IPO filing can be found on the LWN commerce page . Commercial, commercial, commercial.
New distributions appear to be flying out thick and furious.
This fulfills predictions we've made, but while we expected to see more localized distributions as Linux moved in all over the world, all three of these distributions are starting in the United States, in English. Apparently many people feel there is a lot of money to be made and they are willing to give it a try. Our safeguards against fragmentation are free software and the Linux Standard Base . When you go to choose a new distribution, make sure it supports the Linux Standard Base, to secure a future where applications can work on any Linux system. Beware of proprietary software, including hardware drivers.