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IBM takes a free ride

Va-t-on savoir ce soir ce que signifie le «commitment» de IBM à Linux?
S'agit-il simplement de développer des applications propriétaires
compatibles Linux?

In Segments Two and Three- IBM and their BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET:
Joining us tonight to give us the inside track of what they are doing
will be Dr. Daniel D. Frye, Director, Linux Technology Center (LTC).
Daniel is IBM's "Linux Voice" - he was one of the original open source
evangelists at IBM and was instrumental in convincing IBM to embrace
Linux and the open source community. 

Daniel has since been chosen to spearhead IBM's Linux initiative,
including IBM's participation in the OSDL and the formation of IBM's
Linux Technology Center which has grown to over 200 fully designated
Linux engineers all under his supervision. Because of his long history
with IBM, Daniel can discuss IBM's Linux position from both a
technical and business vantage point and give a historical perspective
on IBM's $1 billion Linux commitment. 

Tonight Live: IBM and how to spend a Billion Dollars on Linux
On The Linux Show!!
http://www.thelinuxshow.com/

Voici ce que Palmisano (COO, Chief Operating Officer, de IBM), l'homme
dont je cherchais le nom, en disait:

We decided to enable all of our hardware and server platforms, all of
our middleware, around Linux. We have Freeway with Linux, and
Shark...will roll out with Linux. From a hardware perspective all of
our major e-business infrastructure offerings are Linux-enabled. 

If you look at our software, all of our middleware software -- DB 2,
WebSphere, Tivoli, etc. -- is Linux-enabled. We're very encouraged by
the progress. We felt if we could enable all of these e-business
infrastructure products, this could really accelerate (Linux's)
adoption rate. 

http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/0,12249,2665564,00.html

Il ne s'agit donc simplement de rendre les applications IBM
disponibles sur la plateforme Linux, de prendre le pas sur Sun et
Microsoft alors que Linux gagne du terrain côté serveurs.

Les compagnies Linux seraient moins qu'enchantées de la participation
de IBM:

Linux Firms Sing The Big Blues
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IBM may be a rich uncle, but open-source partners feel shortchanged.

IBM has been good for Linux, but it may not be good for the Linux
companies, industry executives say. 

(...)

"Linux helps IBM sell things, but IBM doesn't really help the Linux
companies," says a senior executive at one Linux firm.

However, IBM doesn't see it that way. Scott Handy, IBM director of
Linux solutions marketing, says allies like Caldera, Red Hat, SuSE and
TurboLinux can generate revenue from their IBM partnerships by selling
software, software bundles and support. 

(...) In general, IBM Global Services has the overall contract, and
[the Linux companies] get the back end." 

Linux executives, speaking on a condition of anonymity, say the
current way of doing business with IBM is not as lucrative as they
thought it would be. For instance, Red Hat, SuSE and TurboLinux
believe they are not being well-compensated for agreeing to support
IBM's complete eServer line. At least one executive at SuSE, which
supplied the mainframe Linux for a major ISP installation at Telia,
says the company will be unable to recoup the costs of creating and
supporting S/390 Linux under the existing deal.

http://www.zdnet.com/sp/stories/news/0,4538,2665770,00.html

En d'autres mots, IBM prend les contrats et offre en sous-contrat
l'entretien de ses eServers.

Red Hat pense bien s'en sortir parce qu'elle peut offrir l'entretien
des niveaux 1 à 3 et obtenir les contrats de première main.

Pour offrir des applications IBM??? Think again! Au début oui, parce
qu'il faut y aller en douce pour ne pas se mettre la communauté à dos.
Mais le chef de ligne est maintenant clairement établi. Dorénavant, ce
ne sera plus l'oncle Bob qui viendra distribuer ses petits contrats à
Montréal. Ce sera l'oncle Loup... euh... Lou.

IBM n'offrira pas de distro Linux, elle ne veut rien savoir de l'open
source. Elle ne fait que rendre ses applications disponibles sous la
plateforme Linux. IBM takes a free ride. That's it!

Et c'est ce «and [the Linux companies] get the back end» qui relance
les actions des compagnies Linux? Merde! Ce que les investisseurs sont
prêts à prendre n'importe quelle nouvelle pour une bonne nouvelle!

Enfin, je ne sais pas. Peut-être certaines nuances m'échappent-elles.
Ceux qui peuvent s'offrir le real audio le sauront ce soir à 9 h,
heure normale de l'Est.

http://www.thelinuxshow.com/

GP
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