<ul><li>Elasticsearch and Redis dominated discussions surrounding open source licensing changes.</li><li>Kubernetes celebrated its 10th anniversary.</li><li>Linux remained a crucial part of the tech landscape, with 4.55% of desktops running on it.</li><li>Rust was seen as key to bringing memory safety to codebases.</li><li>Funding remains a significant challenge for open source developers, with 86% of investment still based on employee contributions.</li><li>Microsoft open sourced the 1988 code for MS-DOS 4.0.</li><li>FreeDOS celebrated its 30th anniversary, with developer Jim Hall sharing lessons learned about grounding projects in community and communication.</li><li>New open source projects included the Dillo web browser and the Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE.</li><li>GitHub released the Secure Open Source Fund in November, with American Express, Microsoft, Shopify, and Stripe among its initial donors.</li><li>The open source movement continued to grow and evolve, with an ever-increasing community of satisfied users.</li></ul>

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