[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]
“The story behind the story is that Linux has become
totally mainstream. No, you may not have a Linux desktop in front
of you the way I do, but you if you spend most of your day visiting
Google, Facebook, and 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.“Still don’t believe me? Look at the numbers and my first story
of the year:“1. Red Hat, the billion dollar open-source company
“I predicted a few months ago that Red Hat would be the first
billion dollar open-source company. I was wrong with the timing
though. I thought it might take more than a year. It looks like Red
Hat will become the first billion-dollar Linux company in
2011.”