Well, it’s that time of year again here in the land of stars and stripes — the time when all good geeks turn their thoughts toward all they have to be thankful for. Yes, it’s been a time of gratitude and reflection here in the Linux blogosphere, even as countless outside forces have conspired to distract us. “I’m thankful for an OS that lets me tinker with its insides and leaves me with all sorts of hobby projects when I’m bored but yet somehow requires no hackery to get it working in the first place,” Montreal consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack offered, for example.
