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An anonymous reader writes "In a prediction of the open-source future, InfoWeek speculates on What Linux Will Look Like In 2012. The most outlandish scenario foresees Linux foresaking its free usage model to embrace more paid distros where you get free Linux along with (much-needed) licenses to use patent-restricted codecs. Also predicted is an advance for the desktop based on — surprise — good acceptance for KDE 4. Finally, Linux is seen as making its biggest imprint not on the PC, but on mobile devices, eventually powering 40 million smartphones and netbooks. Do you agree and what do you see for Linux in 4 years?"
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  • I think the Splashtop pcs (thin clients) will gain momentum, and it will run a nice Linux kernel that connects to a Linux server ;)

  • "much needed"? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Timothy Brownawell (627747) <tbrownaw@prjek.net> on Thursday August 14 2008, @03:59PM (#24605861) Homepage Journal

    The most outlandish scenario foresees Linux foresaking its free usage model to embrace more paid distros where you get free Linux along with (much-needed) licenses to use patent-restricted codecs.

    Do we expect these patents to survive that long? I've heard that the supreme court is a bit skeptical of their validity, and it can't be that long until they get a case that lets them make a ruling...

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