Time to hang up my Open Source spurs. The battle is over, and Linux has won. Back when I started this series (early April of this year), things very much hung in the balance; Microsoft was stacking the MSOOXML ISO votes, The SCO trial was yet to be decided, and it was unclear whether the suddenly new and improved ease of set up and use in Linux distributions would be noticed, or even take hold around the world.
Since that time, a number of things have happened, none of them favorable to the convicted monopolist Microsoft, and all of them sweet, sweet music in the ears of Open Source users. The final nail in the coffin was pounded in a couple of days ago, and coming from the most unlikely of sources. But first a quote, and then more after the break:
Linux is hot again. In fact, there's never been a better time for Microsoft Windows users to give Linux a whirl.
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