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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. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., open source, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: documentary, open source, open-source software, founder, Microsoft Corp.

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, open-source software, founder, Linux, conference

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., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, blog, operating system

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. TAGS: OpenBSD, OpenSSH, open-source community, founder, open source, project, IBM Corp., income, developer, Unix, operating system, CD

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: Sun Solaris, Debian, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, founder, Ubuntu, chairman, open source, blog, server, operating system

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, Free Software Foundation, Linux, kernel, Linux kernel, ATI Technologies, NVidia, GPL, software product, chip company, manager, founder, 3D, Microsoft Windows Vista

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, SCO Group Inc., alliance, open source, open-source software, agreement, founder, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Richard Stallman, software patent, patent, tagging, open source, Free Software Foundation, art, founder, project, developer, solution

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. TAGS: Brewster Kahle, Google Book Search, open source, Google Inc., archiving, founder, brand name, collection, library, Adobe PDF, brand, database, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: GPL, GPL 2, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, draft, Linus Torvalds, license, Novell Inc., open source, project, mailing list, Linux, founder, discussion, Java, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, Pretty Good Privacy, GPL, Red Hat Inc., founder, professor, open source, IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, GPL, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, GPL 2, Linus Torvalds, GPLv3, Red Hat Inc., founder, Linux, leader, Chicago, open source, HP
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