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'Free' versus 'open source'
February 3, 2005
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GCC is not an open-source program
March 24, 2005
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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.
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Jonathan Schwartz
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris
May 31, 2007
Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software.
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Samba will move to GPLv3
July 9, 2007
The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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Novell Inc.
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IBM Corp.
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Caldera CEO mulls unified Unix/Linux
August 17, 2001
Ransom Love, chief executive of Caldera International, discusses the future of the open-source movement and his vision of a unified Unix/Linux platform.
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Open source: A nonproprietary world
September 13, 2003
Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle.
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Oracle Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
Key open-source programming tool due for overhaul
March 14, 2005
New version of GCC compiler software is likely to create higher-quality, faster programs.
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Apache Software Foundation
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Details on Intel's beta Mac development tools
January 18, 2006
Developers can now get compiler and library previews optimized for Apple's Intel-based machines.
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Developers take Linux attacks to heart
December 9, 2003
Some security changes may be necessary, but open-source projects show resiliency to illicit source-code changes, developers say.
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Torvalds starts locking down next Linux
October 9, 2003
Linus Torvalds moves the development of the upcoming 2.6 kernel of the open-source operating system to a new phase aimed solely at making the heart of the OS less likely to crash.
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Red Hat releases new hobbyist Linux
May 18, 2004
The company rolls out its newest Linux product, Fedora Core 2, a free version designed for enthusiasts and developers who want to try out newer features.
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Intel Pentium
GPL3 first public draft due early 2006
August 10, 2005
Release should lead to debate of near-religious fervor over future of license that governs much free and open-source software.
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Linux license overhaul--don't hold your breath
February 14, 2005
General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.
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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.
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SCO's McBride sounds off in Linux legal battle
December 5, 2003
Chief Executive Darl McBride invokes the Founding Fathers in his company's battle over intellectual property rights. Also: SCO postpones its quarterly earnings report.
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Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac
June 30, 2006
CodeWeavers uses an open-source technology called Wine to allow some Windows programs to run under Mac OS X.
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Microsoft Windows
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Apple Computer
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Intel
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Microsoft Corp.
Server compromise delays GNOME 2.6
March 24, 2004
Evidence that intruders gained access to the project's Web server has launched a cleanup effort that will delay the next version of the open-source desktop by a week.
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SCO attacks open-source foundation
October 29, 2003
SCO Group has begun a direct challenge to the General Public License--the legal foundation for Linux, numerous other open-source programming projects and software that SCO still ships.
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David Byer
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