I believe so...

Mandrake linux will have 9 version very soon, RED HAT LINUX will have 8 version very soon..
UnitedLinux=SuSE,Caldera,Conectiva,TurboLinux have banded together to create a new standard base for bussines orientated Linux distros.The new "UnitedLinux" will hit the street by the end of the year.
On the other side RED HAT LINUX become closer recently to ORACLE, and ORACLE let ..RED HAT LINUX to use their "testing lab housing" for their development.
I guess LINUX will be one of the most powerfull of OSes...(will Bill Gates worried??).
And I believed..a new powerfull hackers will be born..(mmm..maybe..? I assume we living in the jungle..technology.. )

So.....what do you think..??????..Hmmmm BTW this is just my opinion..