1. Linux Founder Linus Torvalds: “2016 Will Be The Year of ARM Laptops&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fossbytes.com&#x2F;linux-founder-linus-torvals-2016-will-be-the-year-of-arm-laptops&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fossbytes.com&#x2F;linux-founder-linus-torvals-2016-will-b...</a><p>Soon thereafter, fully free software ARM handhelds could take foot if common tooling accelerates both innovation and stability. So..<p>2.  Base-level (free) software [and possibly hardware] (frameworks, languages, and developer tools) will coalesce and clear winners will emerge, while side-level interests will continue within ongoing and offshoot communities whose work then funnels back for mainline user adoption.<p>Bonus (re: emergent winners). Communities will pick targets and sets their aims based on principle more so than popularity.