On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:18:36 -0600, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:19:05 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> 2006: The year that changed Linux
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>>| I've been saying for years that Linux was well along on its way from
>>| being the tech fanboy operating system of choice, to becoming one of
>>| big business' favorite operating systems. Well, I was right all along,
>>| but in 2006, that progress smacked many Linux fans in the face.
>>|
>>| This is my list of the five most significant changes in Linux this
>>| year. They are not changes, however, that many who have embraced
>>| Linux in the past will appreciate. Like it or lump it, these are
>>| the changes that I also think clearly predict Linux's future in
>>| the mainstream.
>> `----
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>> http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3934100436.html
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> I notice you didn't quote this part:
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> "While these were the major Linux stories of 2006, as I look back at the
> year as a whole, I sense that all this plays into a larger story: there are
> growing signs that the Linux community itself is forking."
>
> I'd say the Linux community is beginning to eat itself from the inside out.
Yep.....
Now that making money with Linux and or programming for Linux is a
distinct possibility, there is going to be a major rush toward the gold.
All the "let's give it away for free" people are soon going to awaken and
realize that others are making money off of Linux and more importantly off
of the fruits of THEIR labor.
It will happen and it won't be long now.
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