[plug] [link] Happy GNU year

[Leon Brooks]

Here's a nice roundup of 2002, and a warm fuzzy for 2003:

    http://ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=188

    This year has proven most interesting for GNU/Linux. While there
    were not any amazing surprises, there were numerous events that are
    noteworthy for review. The upshot to all of this is that most of what
    happened was good overall for the Free Software community.

    [...]

    The Zaurus seems to have fulfilled the promise of a powerful GNU/Linux
    PDA, attracting interest from a wide array of pundits and purchasers
    alike. In fact, yours truly is writing on the said device right now.
    On a side note, the Zaurus SL-5500, which will be replaced with the
    5600 in early 2003, won the best Innovation award in the Open for
    Business Open Choice awards in July. 

    [...]

    In all, it may not have been a perfect year for GNU/Linux, but in my
    opinion, the successes far outweigh the failures. All indications seem
    to suggest that 2003 might just be even better

Cheers; Leon