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    Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise

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    May 28, 2012
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      1Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise

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      Written by Jason Brooks and Illustrated by Brian Moore

      2Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 1. Outreach for proprietary software

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      Yes, Linux is free software, but that doesnt have to mean the exclusion of proprietary software. Linux vendors and developers need to pursue ways of making proprietary software at least as at-home on Linux as these apps are on Windows.

      3Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 2. Better packaging tools

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      Software installation is many times simpler for Linux than for other platforms-provided someone has taken the time to package the app youre installing for your specific Linux distribution. If not, things can get very confusing. Linux backers need to make

      4Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 3. Hardware maker outreach

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      Linux backers need to do a better job convincing hardware makers that its in their interests to support the Linux platform-if not by building drivers themselves, then by making the needed specifications and documentation available to Linux developers. Se

      5Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 4. Better cooperation among projects

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      Code sharing is at the heart of every open-source project, but Linux would be better off if its major backers did more teaming up to target common goals, such as bug tracking, localization and hardware support.

      6Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 5. License detente

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      Free software is for sharing, but licensing arcana too often keeps separate bodies of open code from intermingling. This means that Linux and other free platforms dont have access to all available open code. For a start, wed like to see the GPL 3 drafti

      7Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 6. More bounties

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      Free software has seen a recent trend in coding bounties, which are cash offers for developing specific free software applications and application extensions. All of Linux and open-source softwares stakeholders would do well to pull out the

      8Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 7. Microsoft getting tougher on Windows pirates

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      Product activation, Genuine Advantage checks, new usage restrictions-the tougher Microsoft makes it for individuals and organizations to use Windows, the better the case for Linux migration.

      9Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 8. An answer to Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy

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      The Linux platform needs a coherent directory story-one that reaches down to individual management settings on client desktops. Many of the pieces are in place, but theres no current Linux offering that really matches up to what Microsoft markets.

      10Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 9. The rise of resellers

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      Linux and open-source software, specifically in noncommercial forms, represent a huge opportunity for resellers: They can take a license-fee-free stack of software, sell it for less than a proprietary solution would cost and pocket all of the revenue for

      11Ten Things Linux Needs to Make it Big(ger) in the Enterprise – 10. More people

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      The platform needs more people to run Linux, buy Linux, sell Linux, file bug reports for Linux, talk about Linux, and create for and with Linux. For the Penguin to reach its potential, Linux needs more people pushing and pulling on and for the platform.

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