Linux is in great danger at the moment. That danger started when Microsoft cut their deal with Novell. Many open source advocates recognized this and there was a hue and cry over it. This furor has died down to a large extent and apathy has set in. To combat this the Free Software Foundation brought out their GPLv3 but this seems to be too little too late.

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/a...subverted-18960