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Tools, tune-ups for Linux efforts

February 21, 2006 Gnome brings the OS to its desktops, Debian's founder moves on, Ubunto's Goobunto, and more. TAGS: GNOME, Debian, founder, Linux, Ubuntu, Novell Inc., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, operating system

Sun hires Debian Linux founder

March 19, 2007 Ian Murdock, founder of Debian and several other Linux initiatives, now will work with Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Debian, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, founder, Ubuntu, chairman, open source, blog, operating system, server

Groklaw founder exits open-source firm

November 24, 2004 Pamela Jones steps down from OSRM, which insures against open-source intellectual property risks. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, open source, litigation, founder, Unix, Linux

Wikipedia's open-source label conundrum

December 9, 2005 Despite a media habit of referring to Wikipedia as an open-source project, it looks only a little like such software efforts. TAGS: Wikipedia, open source, podcasting, founder, Linux, conference

Progeny Linux leader takes new job

February 18, 2006 Founder of Debian Linux project and of company called Progeny to commercialize it takes job trying to standardize elements of OS. TAGS: Linux, Novell Inc., Debian, founder, leader, software company, blog, operating system

Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row

August 22, 2005 Linux founder defends protection of the trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, software patent, trademark, open-source community, intellectual property, Linux, founder, open source, mailing list

Dell founder thinks different about Apple

June 16, 2005 Chairman of the No. 1 PC maker says he'd be interested in offering the Mac OS if the opportunity ever came up. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, founder, Dell, computer company, Linux, operating system, Apple Mac OS X, Intel, server, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

JBoss founder departs Red Hat

February 9, 2007 Linux seller confirms that outspoken Java server software executive Marc Fleury won't return from paternity leave. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., JBoss, founder, open source, Linux

Gentoo Linux founder to 'educate' Microsoft

June 16, 2005 Software giant hires a key figure behind the popular Linux distribution to teach its in-house developers about open source. TAGS: Gentoo, chief architect, Gentoo Linux, open source, founder, Linux, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Ubuntu: Get set for 'cutting-edge' Linux

April 20, 2006 This year's Edgy Eft release will have brand-new code and infrastructure, Ubuntu project's founder says. TAGS: Ubuntu, infrastructure, Linux, founder, 64-bit, e-mail

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., open source, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Could Red Hat lose JBoss founder?

January 4, 2007 On paternity leave from Red Hat, Marc Fleury says he's been "experiencing diminishing returns" at the company that acquired his start-up. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., founder, open-source software, Linux, e-mail

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux

January 26, 2006 Linus Torvalds rejects the planned update to the seminal open-source license, citing its DRM provisions. TAGS: GPL 3, Linus Torvalds, GPL, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, digital-rights management, Linux kernel, Linux, license, software development, founder, open source, IBM Corp.

Torvalds unveils new Linux control system

April 20, 2005 Linux founder launches "Git," a new tool for managing the operating system's heart. A dispute had led him to drop the previous system. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, SCM, founder, Linux, project, Novell Inc.

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

February 14, 2006 Daniel Robbins has resigned after less than a year, saying he couldn't work there at "my full level of technical ability." TAGS: Gentoo, Gentoo Linux, founder, open-source software, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Key mobile Linux platform out in March

February 4, 2008 The LiMo Foundation's mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately. TAGS: Morgan Gillis, Mobile Linux, platform, handset, consortium, API, Linux, specification, founder, developer

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, open-source software, alliance, open source, SCO Group Inc., agreement, Oracle Corp., founder, Microsoft Corp.

New Linux look fuels old debate

April 17, 2006 The use of closed-source software to give Linux slick graphics is keeping a thorny legal and philosophical dispute alive. TAGS: intellectual property, graphics chip company, open source, Linux, ATI Technologies, kernel, Free Software Foundation, Linux kernel, NVidia, software product, GPL, chip company, founder, manager, 3D, operating system

MP3.com founder returns to music biz

February 3, 2005 Michael Robertson to launch new 88-cent music store, with no copying restrictions on songs. TAGS: MP3.com Inc., digital music, label, song, music player, Linux, founder, MP3, music, Apple iPod

HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal

February 15, 2005 Boycotting the patent system means "leaving oneself exposed for absolutely no good reason," says HP's Linux vice president. TAGS: software patent, patent, OSI, Open Source Development Labs, Richard Stallman, open source, open-source software, GNU, intellectual property, copyright law, Linux, vice president, founder, HP, Sun Microsystems Inc., idea
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