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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.
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Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'
May 19, 2006
Executive tells BBC it's mainly of interest to community projects, lacks benefits of commercial model.
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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.
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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.
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OpenBSD founder makes funding plea
March 23, 2006
The group calls on commercial users for financial help, decries "culture of entitlement" in open-source community.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stallman: OSDL patent project 'worse than nothing'
September 19, 2006
Project to fight low-quality patents could make legal terrain tougher for open source, FSF founder says.
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Grant funds open-source challenge to Google library
December 20, 2006
Internet Archive receives $1 million from charitable trust to help boost up its open-source alternative to book-scanning efforts.
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New GPL draft due Wednesday
March 26, 2007
A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward.
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Eben Moglen's (slightly) lower profile
May 11, 2007
The law school professor says he'll continue his advocacy of open source, but wants to step out of the limelight.
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Linux lab: GPL clarification needed ASAP
September 20, 2006
Open Source Development Labs calls for explanation of how to mix code governed by current and next GPL.
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