[ Thanks to Dave Guard for this
link. ]
“2005 was a busy year for free software. The early days of 2006
provide a good opportunity to look ahead at the wonders that the
new year will bring, but it’s also good to spend a small amount of
time reflecting upon what 2005 delivered. Free software technology
has made even more inroads into the corporate server space. Desktop
and office applications have steadily improved as well, with
implementations of them on the sharp increase. Awareness of free
software, the business models, philosophy and its advantages are
spreading well too. All in all a lot of positive things happened
during the year, and that includes the last month, December.“As always, far more free software activity occurred than I can
report, so I have confined myself to the points I consider
important..”
Related Story:
Free
Software Magazine: Free Software Events for November 2005(Dec
06, 2005)