2007: Open Source, Patents, SCO, And More

"2007 is a year that will long be remembered in the open source and Linux communities. It was a year in which the twin underpinnings of what makes open source successful and what could serve to destroy it made the headlines.

"On the pro side, Linux made major technology advances this year and a key new license emerged for open source. On the flipside patents and intellectual property issues continued to threaten the survival and success of the open source ecosystem..."

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