This was kind of a fun read. I remember years ago when I was firmly in the "open source or nothing" camp, even as a non-developer. I remember the anti-DMCA campaigns, anti-microsoft linux user groups, early Linux World Expo gatherings..But then over the years, things lost a lot of steam. Linux because more corporate. Things started to shift from the desktop to the mobile device, and also being a big Mac guy at the same time I also noticed that Mac OS X offered a lot of what Linux was without the frustration of hunting down different library versions and failed compilations.
I'm thinking out loud again. But I enjoyed the read. I like the trips down memory lane.