Linux and open source 2014: It was the best of years, it was the worst of years | Linux Today

Linux and open source 2014: It was the best of years, it was the worst of years

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Dec 29, 2014

There was great news and there was awful news in the world of Linux and open-source software during 2014.

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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