Linux has the first industry standard!

Application developers are independent and incompatible with each other, which has always been criticized by the industry and is also a bottleneck for Linux popularization. However, the recently established free standard organization has raised hopes for all Linux supporters: Can penguins free themselves from shackles and fly freely? We are looking forward ......

Linux is growing to be the main competitor of the Windows operating system, and Microsoft is getting a little anxious about it. To shake people's confidence in Linux, Microsoft can say that it has made a lot of efforts. Not long ago, Microsoft published an advertisement in a German publication, which is not ironic. The advertisement picture is like this: four penguins stand in a row, the first is no different from the penguins that people usually see in the painting; the second penguin has a pair of long hare ears; the third has a frog's head and two antlers on his head. The fourth has a pair of pig ears and a huge elephant's nose. At a glance, you can understand Microsoft's intention: Linux has a coat, and the content is actually different. There is a line of text below: "An open operating system that is useless ."

Regardless of the intention, Microsoft's advertising indeed tells the truth: It points out the potential serious problems of Linux. The most attractive aspect of an open operating system is that it is different from a Unix operating system that is split into incompatible parts, the free programmers of Linux applications write programs on the premise that all applications can run on any Linux version, this makes Linux the most likely alternative to Windows.

Unified standards for Linux for the first time

However, the current situation is not consistent with the ideal. The most popular commercial Linux package-Red Hat Linux cannot run directly on Novell's SuSe Linux operating system or some other less popular versions, it needs to be "cropped ". As software vendors develop more applications on the basic program, the potential problems of incompatibility between Linux applications will become more and more serious.

To Linux enthusiasts, we are pleased that the above problems have seen hope for solutions. In September 13, the Free Standards Group, a non-profit organization, was established to ensure compatibility between different Linux versions. The organization also published a file named "Linux Standard base 2.0" to ensure that all applications can run on any Linux version.

Dozens of Linux product providers around the world have expressed support for unified standards, and many large companies that support Linux also agree, including Intel, HP, Dell, AMD, and IBM. "Compared with the past, Linux has indeed taken a big step forward, and many end users have been assured, programs provided by all program providers are compatible with each other."

How far is it from replacing WinOS?

The above actions have opened up broad application prospects for Linux. Up to now, Linux operating system applications are limited to some websites, search engines, mail service systems, and complex data processing processes. Linux has only gained a foothold in enterprise applications, there is still a lot of development space, including accounting, human resource management, supply chain and customer relationship.

The applications provided by some major enterprise application providers can usually run on red hats and Novell SuSe, but some vendors have chosen some rare versions, this is especially common in emerging markets such as China and India. In addition, some small program developers do not care whether their products can be in any Linux version. Jim Xi, executive director of the free standards organization, said, "If the entire Linux development community can be unified, Linux will become a truly open alternative to Windows operating systems ."

Will app developers adopt consistent support actions? It is too early to answer questions. However, they have never signed an early unified standard, mainly because the standard does not support the C ++ language. In the past, most programmers used it to write commercial applications. The new standard version has been revised and is expected to be widely accepted.

Jeremy Burton, vice president of Veritas Software (VRTS) Head of the market, said, "The new standard makes our lives easier and it is always a good thing to switch between different application environments ." VRTS is a leading storage management software developer. All the software products provided by VRTS can run in Linux.

Even if a large number of application developers accept this standard, it cannot ensure that Linux can immediately seize Microsoft's position. However, without such a standard, the development of Linux can only end here. With the standard, the company's chief technology officers have also gained A Reason To Love Linux. The battle for computing positions in the future remains arduous and long, so the odds of each increase are extremely precious.

From: Skynet