SuSE: Ballmer gives Linux 'credibility' (ZDNet)

[Posted June 10, 2003 by ris]

ZDNet talks with SuSE CEO Richard Seibt about Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. "Seibt also took issue with Ballmer's assessment, in his memo, that Linux has no "center of gravity" contributing to its ongoing development and improvement. "The people contributing to Linux are working for Oracle, IBM, SuSE, Daimler Chrysler," he said. He pointed out that Linux developers become influential in the community due to their programming abilities. "It is based on skill, knowledge and creativity," he said."