What does 2007 hold for open source?
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.
Don't assume that means smooth sailing from here on out, though. Microsoft seems determined to renew its PR war against open source with vague patent claims, as evidenced by the recent indemnification pact it signed with Novell.
The community didn't take kindly to Novell's trip to Redmond. But I for one suspect that this will only create more incentive for Novell to demonstrate that it had honorable intentions in entering into the deal.
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