Everybody is still going gaga over open source and companies are going big time to open source applications. Not only does it enable evrybody to colloborate and work together, but it saves cost, reduce investment and maintain as well as improve quality. Lots of things happened in the world of open source this year. Read an interesting piece on Computer World blog 2010's 5 biggest Linux and open-source stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
The story behind the story is that Linux has become totally mainstream. You may not have a Linux desktop in front of you the way I do, but if you spend most of your day visiting Google, Facebook or Twitter, you're using Linux. That Android phone in your pocket? Linux. Your DVR? Probably Linux. Do you use a NAS (network attached storage) device for extra storage? Almost certainly Linux. Trade stocks? Yes, Linux again. You get the idea. Linux may be invisible, but it's also everywhere.
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