Linux, Microsoft Corp., and file system news on CNET

January 10, 2006 After initially rejecting patents on the Windows file system, the Patent and Trademark Office rules them valid. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, File Allocation Table, file system, decision, flash memory, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

November 17, 2006 Microsoft's chairman discusses his favorite Vista feature, why he'll keep pushing for a new file system and open source's role. TAGS: WinFS, file system, tablet, Steve Ballmer, chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

August 30, 2000 IBM, NEC, Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are joining with Linux companies to coax the open-source operating system into high-end, multiprocessor machines. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., heavyweight, Linux company, Linux, multiprocessor, IBM Corp., open-source community, open source, programmer, SuSE, file system, NEC Electronics Corp., Intel, Dell, server, HP

August 3, 2005 Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing. TAGS: Coverity, defect, Linux kernel, analysis, Linux, bug, code, file system, security, programming, open source, networking, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

April 28, 2005 Software company adds another open-source luminary to its staff. Jeremy Allison says, "These guys know a lot about file sharing." TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Samba, Novell Inc., programmer, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare, file server, file-sharing, open source, IBM Corp., file system, Linux, server, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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