This creates a unique proposition for anybody who is interested in a Unix on Intel solution stemming from an original interest in Linux. These IDC figures only count sold commercial Unix licenses, not the actual use of of Unix systems. Linux at this moment can be considered more a play thing for IT students rather than a serious operating system in which to place the functioning, security and future of a business. Linux has achieved enterprise-class reliability, ease of administration, and performance on commodity PC hardware. Linux-based solutions can deliver a low total cost of ownership for server applications.
Most vendors are proud to announce security fixes less than two weeks after the bug became known.
Linux tends to have a solution within hours or days, and a Linux vendor actually got torched for not having implemented an existing fix within two days. Attacking it on the issue of free as in gratis displays a lack of understanding of the value proposition of the free aspect of Linux. SCO says they warrant that they'll make their O.S.'s Y2K compliant. This is just not true. Their statements about Y2K warranties just say that they will either fix the problem or take the software back.