The Year of Linux

Great things come to pass…

Is this The year for Linux?

We’ve had multiple anniversaries, leap seconds, various happenings, and a number of FLOSS prophecies have come to fruition.

We have also seen some tyrannical perversions of everyone’s long-fought-for liberties by some powerful commercial and political forces seizing parts of our cyber world (and the users thus entrapped?)…

Freedom, fun, commercialization, politics? Where does the balance lie?

Whatever next?

There are lots of fun stories to be told. All with some good festive cheer!

Behold! This night will be a little something for us all to enjoy and decide what next for ourselves and The World… 😉

(The evening will be completely un-technical and discusses what Linux goodies the year has brought and what we might want to do with our cyber-and-real worlds.)

As always, all are welcome!

And Happy Festivities!! 🙂

Discussion Links

A few fun links for the year for my potted review of various things (in no particular order) GNU and Linux for 2016:

• 25 years of Linux in 5 minutes
• Linux Kernel Development, Greg Kroah-Hartman – Git Merge 2016
• Linus Torvalds Speaks Openly about Work and Code at TED2016 [Video]
• Linus Torvalds’ love-hate relationship with the GPL
• GNU founder Stallman: ‘Open source is not free software’
• $89 Linux laptop? Check out the new Pinebook
• CrossOver 16 Debuts with Support for Microsoft Office 2013
• Devuan GNU/Linux Continues Its Vision of Providing Debian Without Systemd
• X.Org Server 1.19.0 Officially Released, Coming Soon to a Linux Distro Near You
• … 11th December, 2016, Linus Torvalds unleashed the final release of the … Linux 4.9 kernel, a major update … numerous exciting new features, updated drivers, and other under-the-hood improvements
• Microsoft joins Linux Foundation — and now loves Linux to death
• Microsoft joins Linux Foundation — and now loves Linux to death
• Linux turns 25, is bigger and more professional than ever
• Debian GNU/Linux Operating System Turns 23, Happy Birthday!
• Microsoft has crafted a switch OS on Debian Linux. Repeat, a switch OS on Debian Linux
• Microsoft is adding the Linux command line to Windows 10
• 2016: The Year of the (Ubuntu) Linux desktop on Windows
• Intel Unveils Android Phones that Can Also Run Debian GNU/Linux
• Lennart Poettering Announces systemd 231 Init System for GNU/Linux Distributions
• Microsoft Says It’s in Love With Linux. Now It’s Finally Proving It
• Linux can still beat Windows in the desktop war, and Linus Torvalds is ‘working on it’
• Behold, Microsoft SQL Server on Linux – and a firm screw-you to Oracle
• Linux at 25: Why It Flourished While Others Fizzled
• Should I Call It Linux Or GNU/Linux? — Linux Naming Controversy
• Wanna build your own drone? Intel emits Linux-powered x86 brains for DIY flying gizmos
• More hands-on with the Raspberry Pi 3: Bluetooth, OpenELEC, and Ubuntu MATE
• The birth of Debian, in the words of Ian Murdock himself
• Windows drops below 90% market share for the first time in years; Windows 7 falls below 50%
• Why Microsoft needed to make Windows run Linux software
• Docker opens up crucial container plumbing code cunningly disguised as ‘boring infrastructure’
• Linus Torvalds won’t apply ‘sh*t-for-brains stupid patch’
• ‘F*cking crap’ aside, Linus Torvalds says Linux 4.9 is coming along nicely
• Linus Torvalds releases ‘biggest ever’ Linux 4.9, then saves Christmas
• Microsoft just got its Linux Foundation platinum card, becomes top level member
• Zombie SCO rises from the grave again
• SCO vs. IBM looks like it’s over for good

Phew!