“The open-source project took on a life of its own, truly becoming the collaborative project of an entire world of programmers — usually unpaid, usually in their spare time. Along the way, companies, foundations, support groups and other organizations sprang up around Linux (or, as some precise types will stress, GNU/Linux or GNU+Linux). Some of these are doing something special to celebrate two decades of Linux, especially the Linux Foundation (from timelines and videos to the Bootlegger’s Ball at LinuxCon in Vancouver next month).”
