Enterprise Unix Roundup: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

“Where, oh where, did the past year go? It seems like just
yesterday, we were waxing poetic on 2004, and here we are again at
the tail of 2005. It was a year that had us on the edge of our
seats in enterprise Unix-land. Linux and open source software
continued their assault on Unix; Solaris and nearly everything Sun
sells went open source; SCO edged closer to the precipice, despite
releasing a new version of OpenServer; and the GPL revamp kicked
off.

“It was a good year to be a pundit, and it was an even better
year to be an open source or Linux vendor, as the latest wave of
zeitgeist rolled in. Here’s a brief overview of what developments
of 2005 will have the most impact on enterprise Unix in
2006…”

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