It just occured to me, with RH reaching the 1B mark, could they develop open source hardware (for the non-enterprise market)?
An open source graphics card might be a good start seeing as gfx drivers are a major PITA in Linux and VALVE's rejection of Win 8. Also if performance is comparative, the FOSS community would get behind it, me thinks.
I've also been reading about the numerous issues with the linux desktop and I think hardware/driver support is the key, or has it always been. Excuse my ignorance here but is this how Apple survived? Apple didn't sell livecds, rather they sold their software and hardware bundled together, and targeted niche markets.
The computer world is rapidly changing right now which provides the perfect opportunity. RH is the only FOSS corporation with the resources to set a new trend. There is Google but I remain skeptical.
An open source graphics card might be a good start seeing as gfx drivers are a major PITA in Linux and VALVE's rejection of Win 8. Also if performance is comparative, the FOSS community would get behind it, me thinks.
I've also been reading about the numerous issues with the linux desktop and I think hardware/driver support is the key, or has it always been. Excuse my ignorance here but is this how Apple survived? Apple didn't sell livecds, rather they sold their software and hardware bundled together, and targeted niche markets.
The computer world is rapidly changing right now which provides the perfect opportunity. RH is the only FOSS corporation with the resources to set a new trend. There is Google but I remain skeptical.
