About a months ago, a reporter or two speculated that Microsoft's extra 'attention' -- paid primarily to Linux, but also to Free software -- would lead developers to fear and desperation while decreasing adoption. The facts on the ground suggest otherwise. That extra attention may have brought more attraction and sped up the development of Linux. Here is the latest:

"We add 2,000 lines of code a day to the Linux kernel. We work on 2,800 lines of code a day. I've never seen the pace of change that Linux has shown," said kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, citing the accelerated pace on the open source operating system.

A lot of more encouraging news comes from the recent summit. For example, consider this:

"Linux will take a significant--I'm not allowed to say 'dominant'--market share of mobile phone operating systems," she predicted. Motorola expects 60% of its phones will use a version of embedded Linux "in a short time," Wyatt said.

To all the skeptics who argued Linux developers would despair, be it resolved that Linux remains at its highs. It gains further momentum. Also hard to escape one's attention is this major development (and precedence set) in Norway.