> yes, Linux is now pwned by corporate interests While Linux is big business it is not {p|o}wned by big business. If those corporate interests suddenly all jum

> yes, Linux is now pwned by corporate interests While Linux is big business it is not {p|o}wned by big business. If those corporate interests suddenly all jump in bed with Microsoft (et al.) Linux-the-kernel will still be there as a free software project. Running it on new hardware may become harder but it will still run, drivers may be harder to come by but they will still be developed. Things will go back to where they started with Linux-the-kernel being developed by volunteers, The rest of what makes a Linux distribution will still be developed, projects like Gnome and the various Redhat-sponsored [1] infrastructure projects will suffer but there are so many alternatives that this will not be an issue. [1] Firefox wants to correct this to 'Hatred-sponsored'...