This article was first published in July 1998 on my website.
The rapid growth of Linux, which has come out of nowhere to become the fastest growing non-Microsoft operating system, has taken many by surprise:
- Journalists, who are supposed to keep their eye on the industry, have to cope with an OS that lacks a PR firm, yet boasts an army of articulate and zealous advocates who will eagerly pounce on a writer's ignorance.
- Software vendors looking for markets to sell to, have no idea whether Linux is as good a market as some say, or as bad as others claim.
