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Image: Open-source DB from Sun?

February 4, 2005 At Sun Microsystems' annual analyst meeting, CEO Scott McNealy floats the idea. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, open source, CEO, database

Sun promises to open-source Java

May 16, 2006 Sun execs say the question is no longer whether the Java programming language will be open-sourced, but how it should be done. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, OSI, executive vice president, Governor, programming language, IBM Corp., CEO

Sun floats open-source database idea

February 4, 2005 Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., server software, open source, Ingres, database, database software, open-source software, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, BEA Systems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., server, CEO

Sun names likely license for open-source Java

October 26, 2006 The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Sun Solaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, IBM Corp.

Scott McNealy far from retired

October 17, 2007 Former Sun CEO is racking more frequent-flier miles now as chairman, traveling the world to meet with customers and tout Sun's virtues. TAGS: Scott McNealy, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Sparc, chairman, Java, dot-com, decision, CEO

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, storage management, Sun Microsystems Inc., Glasgow, grid computing, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Scotland, thin client, excitement, open source, CEO, acquisition, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., backup

Sun, allies broaden open-source chip push

May 15, 2007 Two companies are working on derivatives of Sun's open-source Niagara processor; Sun plans to share Niagara 2's designs, too. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, derivatives, dot-com, Sun Solaris, open-source software, server, China, CEO

Sun: Same song, second verse?

April 26, 2006 McNealy, Schwartz are cast from same mold, but some expect new CEO to begin layoffs his predecessor avoided. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff, CEO, server, open source, AMD

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 3, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, leader, Sun Solaris, GPL, open source, CEO, blog, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, vice president, executive vice president, open source, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun tries sharing Java again; still not open source

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, application server, BEA Systems Inc., Java server, open source, source code, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, Sun Solaris, project, server, CEO, IBM Corp.

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, GNU, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, community, kernel, Linux, Java, license, interview

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., antitrust, GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, open-source software, Bill Gates, New York, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Linux

Rising challenges in open source

October 26, 2006 Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent. TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

Ubuntu 'Feisty Fawn' released, hit by traffic

April 19, 2007 New 7.04 version features virtualization and crash-reporting tool--but only if you're able to download it. TAGS: Ubuntu, Sun NetBeans, Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Linux, virtualization, Red Hat Inc., computer company, Novell Inc., open source, server, CEO, Dell, operating system

XenSource gets new CEO, direction

February 15, 2006 Open-source start-up names Veritas veteran Peter Levine to top post, while two co-founders depart from company. TAGS: Peter Levine, XenSource Inc., Xen, co-founder, foundation, VERITAS Software Corp., Sun Solaris, CEO, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, OEM, IBM Corp., operating system

Too much on Oracle's plate?

September 22, 2005 special coverage Customers wonder whether Oracle has bitten off more buyouts than it can deal with. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, buyout, middleware, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, CEO, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, blog, HP, database
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