Open season at Linux show
Red Hat says it will fund programmers' efforts to defang the threat presented by software patents. Also: Database start-ups bet on open source. Photos: Execs tout penguin
Over the past several years, Linux has become a staple of the computing industry diet. The Linux server market grew 44 percent to $4.2 billion in 2005 and should grow to $9.3 billion in 2009, analyst firm IDC estimates.
It hasn't been an easy path to acceptance. Two years ago, Linux allies
were grappling with a
Linux is popular, but it remains a challenging foundation to build a software business on.
The top Linux seller, Red Hat, makes a tidy profit selling Linux--technically just the crucial core of the operating system, but in conventional speech also the constellation of higher-level software that surrounds it. But the company is striving to grow in new directions such as into Java server software.
At the same time, No. 2 Linux vendor Novell is planning to launch a project called OpenSuse to try to lure more developers into its camp and increase its own popularity.
Open-source allies go on patent offensive
Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks.August 11, 2005
Database start-ups bet on open source
Growing interest in open-source databases fuels an industry of add-ons and support services vital to winning corporate customers.August 10, 2005
Execs tout penguin, open source
photos Confab draws representatives of Google, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, as well as start-up Splunk.August 10, 2005
GPL3 first public draft due early 2006
Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software.August 9, 2005
AMD seeks to jump-start software changes
Chipmaker releases a simulator designed to prod development of software for upcoming processor features.August 9, 2005
HP works to bring Linux to NonStop servers
Company will collaborate with universities to move its high-end but rarely used product line closer to the mainstream.August 9, 2005
IBM adds support for Firefox to its Workplace desktop
Workplace previously supported only Mozilla and Internet Explorer, but now the Firefox browser has been added to the list.August 9, 2005
Linux on the desktop--almost there again?
The buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably, but it hasn't been silenced.August 9, 2005
Oracle looking to Linux
Within next five years, half Oracle's customers may be running Linux, says Oracle President Charles Phillips.August 9, 2005
Server software gets tailored to Red Hat
Open-Xchange's product, long tightly tied to Novell's Suse Linux, adds a version for rival Red Hat's OS.August 9, 2005
IBM lends heft to Apache Geronimo
As the market for open-source Java application servers heats up, Big Blue offers support services and code to the Apache project.August 8, 2005
LinuxWorld outgrows original outfit
The confab's not just for Linux anymore. The show draws a desirable audience, and the agenda now includes many related products.August 8, 2005
Splunk delves into log-search automation
Start-up looks to automate important but mundane task: retrieving data from the numerous log files kept by a computer's software.August 8, 2005
VMware moves to deflect Xen, Microsoft
Company agrees to share code with partners such as IBM and HP to try to maintain its leadership in virtual machine software.August 8, 2005
Virtual Iron expands management to others' turf
Start-up is expanding its management software to control a rival software foundation, Xen.August 7, 2005
Open-source gambits
August 4, 2005
Key bugs in core Linux code squashed
August 3, 2005
Novell seeks outside help with Linux
August 2, 2005
EU plan could put open sourcers in court
A proposed European law on IP infringement could allow SCO to sue Linux users in a criminal court, experts say.August 2, 2005
Over the past several years, Linux has become a staple of the computing industry diet. The Linux server market grew 44 percent to $4.2 billion in 2005 and should grow to $9.3 billion in 2009, analyst firm IDC estimates.
It hasn't been an easy path to acceptance. Two years ago, Linux allies
were grappling with a
Linux is popular, but it remains a challenging foundation to build a software business on.
The top Linux seller, Red Hat, makes a tidy profit selling Linux--technically just the crucial core of the operating system, but in conventional speech also the constellation of higher-level software that surrounds it. But the company is striving to grow in new directions such as into Java server software.
At the same time, No. 2 Linux vendor Novell is planning to launch a project called OpenSuse to try to lure more developers into its camp and increase its own popularity.
Open-source allies go on patent offensive
Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks.August 11, 2005
Database start-ups bet on open source
Growing interest in open-source databases fuels an industry of add-ons and support services vital to winning corporate customers.August 10, 2005
Execs tout penguin, open source
photos Confab draws representatives of Google, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, as well as start-up Splunk.August 10, 2005
GPL3 first public draft due early 2006
Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software.August 9, 2005
AMD seeks to jump-start software changes
Chipmaker releases a simulator designed to prod development of software for upcoming processor features.August 9, 2005
HP works to bring Linux to NonStop servers
Company will collaborate with universities to move its high-end but rarely used product line closer to the mainstream.August 9, 2005
IBM adds support for Firefox to its Workplace desktop
Workplace previously supported only Mozilla and Internet Explorer, but now the Firefox browser has been added to the list.August 9, 2005
Linux on the desktop--almost there again?
The buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably, but it hasn't been silenced.August 9, 2005
Oracle looking to Linux
Within next five years, half Oracle's customers may be running Linux, says Oracle President Charles Phillips.August 9, 2005
Server software gets tailored to Red Hat
Open-Xchange's product, long tightly tied to Novell's Suse Linux, adds a version for rival Red Hat's OS.August 9, 2005
IBM lends heft to Apache Geronimo
As the market for open-source Java application servers heats up, Big Blue offers support services and code to the Apache project.August 8, 2005
LinuxWorld outgrows original outfit
The confab's not just for Linux anymore. The show draws a desirable audience, and the agenda now includes many related products.August 8, 2005
Splunk delves into log-search automation
Start-up looks to automate important but mundane task: retrieving data from the numerous log files kept by a computer's software.August 8, 2005
VMware moves to deflect Xen, Microsoft
Company agrees to share code with partners such as IBM and HP to try to maintain its leadership in virtual machine software.August 8, 2005
Virtual Iron expands management to others' turf
Start-up is expanding its management software to control a rival software foundation, Xen.August 7, 2005
Open-source gambits
August 4, 2005
Key bugs in core Linux code squashed
August 3, 2005
Novell seeks outside help with Linux
August 2, 2005
EU plan could put open sourcers in court
A proposed European law on IP infringement could allow SCO to sue Linux users in a criminal court, experts say.August 2, 2005