2011's Tribulations and Triumphs for FOSS

Well December is halfway over for another year, and that means 2011 is drawing to a close.
It's been a tempestuous year, most would surely agree, and one that wrought momentous change in this already fast-paced industry of ours. Which were the biggest, most monumental events here in the world of FOSS, you ask? Ask four different Linux bloggers and you'll get four different answers.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73979.html

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