InfoWorld: What Does 2007 Hold for Open Source? | Linux Today

InfoWorld: What Does 2007 Hold for Open Source?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 20, 2006

“I couldn’t have an easier time playing fortune-teller this
year. While some segments of the IT market might see the future as
a wide-open plain, for the open source community, 2007 is shaping
up to be a year for settling unfinished business.

“If we cross our fingers, we might see the end of at least one
chapter. IBM and Novell have the SCO Group on the ropes in their
ongoing court case. With any luck, 2007 will finally see the
majority of SCO’s arguments laid to rest, ending this frustrating
episode for Linux customers and vendors…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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