Oracle's new Linux is the best thing that ever happened to the open source applications market. Especially in the enterprise space.
And, no, they're not going to fork it. Instead they're going to provide competition, with lower support prices and faster updates. Which is good for everyone.
This sunny view came to me today from Adaptive Planning CEO Bill Soward. He seems to find the cynical reaction overdone.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?m=200611