If I were younger, perhaps in high school or junior high, I would probably be pouring a lot of energy into the Linux platform and saying ‘Screw-off’ Microsoft and Apple… ah, the joys of teenage rebellion. But more importantly, only time is really working against open source platforms and software. On the server side, I opt for Linux. On the software side, I opt for open source. Why not a Linux or Linspire desktop?

It’s not necessarily about rebellion, as much as it just makes sense. With open source you have tens of thousands of developers around the world. With Microsoft you have maybe 2000 developers in a building in a central location cracking out code; at Apple, even less. The point is, numbers and diversity is a factor in development, especially when some developers are just too close to their child to realize open ports, bugs, security flaws, etc.

To put it straight: Vive Open Source!