Distributions in 2007
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| It's that time of the year when DistroWatch looks back at the past 12 months
| and asks: what was it like to be part of the open source software community
| in 2007? Was it the year of Linux on the desktop yet? Were there any
| unexpected surprises? And did Linux or other open source operating systems
| help you accomplish your computing tasks? Or was there something that could
| have been done better?
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20071217
Ubuntu summarises also:
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 70
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| Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 70 for the week December 9th -
| December 15th, 2007. In this issue we cover the countdown to Hardy Alpha 2,
| new MOTU & community members, Ubuntu Forums interview, Bazaar 1.0 release,
| and as always, much, much more.
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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue70
Great year for Linux, not only on the desktop.
Related:
Open source claims seat at the corporate table in ‘08
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| Developments around power management, virtualization, mobile devices and data
| centers will drive open source, Linux in 2008
|
| After years spent on the corporate proving ground, open source and Linux are
| looking at a 2008 that could likely show how hard labor pays off.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/121107-crystal-ball-open-source.html
Have a happy GNU Linux year!
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| Make 2008 the year you switch. Liberate your computer and join the Linux
| revolution. I want to make an impassioned plea to you, but not only that, I’m
| going to tell you how to go about it with confidence, stability and all the
| while being able to still do all the things you use your computer for.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15767/1141/
Linux to grow 278% in embedded/mobile/real-time apps
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| Linux use in "next" embedded, mobile, and real-time projects will grow 278
| percent over that in "previous" projects, suggests a recent survey by Venture
| Development Corp. (VDC).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7115758310.html
Linux the fastest-growing smartphone OS
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| Meanwhile, in the world's largest mobile phone market (China), Linux already
| has a 30 percent share, CCID Consulting Company said in March.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9422438794.html
Linux grabs 30% of China's fast-growing smartphone market
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| China consumed 15 million smartphones in 2006, up from 10 million
| units in 2005, resulting in more than doubling of smartphone
| revenues, according to Chinese market research firm CCID Consulting
| Company. Symbian controlled 63.2 percent of the market, followed by
| Linux (30.3 percent) and Windows Mobile (5.4 percent).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9419753617.html
Unbundling Microsoft Windows
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| Computers in the European Union should be sold without a bundled operating
| system, according to this submission to the European Commission. It says that
| the bundling of Microsoft Windows with computers is not in the public
| interest, and prevents meaningful competition in the operating system market.
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http://www.globalisation.eu/briefings/competition-policy/unbundling-microsoft-windows-200709231241/
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