[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]
“To all appearances, 2010 was a year of business as
usual in free and open source software (FOSS). It was neither the
long-awaited and derided Year of the Linux Desktop, nor a year
marked by any great reversals. However, some of the trends that
emerged in 2010 may become more important over the next few years
— particularly the emerging tendency of corporations to comply
technically with FOSS licenses while ignoring their intent.“But in the short term, 2010 was marked by such a lack of drama
that deciding whether FOSS advanced or retreated in 2010 is next to
impossible. For better or worse, here are some of the leading FOSS
events and trends in 2010 for business, technology, legal matters,
and the community:“Business Moves and Directions
“For those watching FOSS business, 2010 proved a mixed year. On
the one hand, Red Hat continued to thrive, to the extent that
Forbes blogger Dan Wood predicts that the company will reach $1
billion in revenues next year.”