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Linux fans ready to burn rubber

May 24, 2007 The open-source operating system makes headway with Windows stalwart Dell and gets set for a high-speed plug this weekend. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Linux, Dell, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, Novell Inc., dream, Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Open-source politics are 'American as apple pie'

June 2, 2006 Eben Moglen calls open source a fundamentally American concept, contrary to view promoted by Microsoft and others. TAGS: politics, GPL, clause, open source, Nashville, root, America, conference, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., idea

Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft

July 25, 2007 Software giant likely will be able to extricate itself from the implications of the open-source license, lawyer says. TAGS: GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., GPL, agreement, open source, lawyer, intellectual property, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

So much for the 'new and improved' GPL

April 30, 2007 James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems. TAGS: GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, anti-DRM, digital-rights management, GPL, provision, open-source community, code, information technology, open source, Linux, movie

Year in review: Grappling with open source

December 19, 2006 As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways. TAGS: JBoss, open source, Novell Inc., GPL, IBM DB2, AJAX, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., middleware, MySQL, acquisition, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, database, Firefox

Open source, from Apache to Zimbra

November 22, 2006 In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, GPL, Firefox 2.0, open-source software, Linux, Java, handset, blog, IBM Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Sun releases Sparc specs to lure Linux

February 14, 2006 Company releases UltraSparc chip details to help bring Linux and versions of BSD Unix to its systems. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Jonathan Schwartz, T1, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD Unix, CIO, GPL, BSD, open source, Linux, specification, project, conference, Unix, server

Sun to release open-source Sparc designs

March 21, 2006 Move comes as part of Sun's commitment to support the General Public License. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL, open source, T1, open-source software, AMD, server

Hyperic tries open-source management

July 17, 2006 Start-up applies the open-source model to the enterprise management software business. TAGS: enterprise management, Covalent Technologies, open source, GPL, pricing, IBM Corp., monitoring, server

Sun to open source code for office software

July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed. TAGS: Applix Inc., StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, GPL, source code, license, Linux, acquisition, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun lowers barriers to open-source Java

August 9, 2007 Company gives members of its OpenJDK community free access to Java test tools, but the program isn't available for a rival Apache project. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, Java, Java technology, GPL, open source, kit, barrier

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., professor, founder, open source, IBM Corp.

Trolltech to release mobile Linux suite

November 29, 2006 Company aims to make it easier for Linux to be incorporated into low-cost consumer handsets. TAGS: Trolltech, Mobile Linux, GPL, Linux, handset

Microsoft paying Novell $308 million for Linux pact

November 7, 2006 Novell disclosed details of its five-year partnership with competitor Microsoft in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, general counsel, patent, Brad Smith, agreement, GPL, enterprise server, SuSE, payment, virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, server

Microsoft teams with Linux distributor Xandros

June 4, 2007 Technical and legal pact calls for product interoperability and legal protections for common customers. TAGS: Xandros, Linux company, open-source company, Novell Inc., Linux, GPL, agreement, Microsoft Corp., open source

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 3, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, Sun Solaris, open source, leader, CEO, blog, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Open-source leader leaving Novell for Google

December 21, 2006 Samba co-founder Jeremy Allison says he objects to Novell's patent pact with Microsoft, heads to search giant. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Samba, open source, GPL, Linux, SuSE, co-founder, Red Hat Inc., Google Inc., letter, Microsoft Corp., server

'Second Life' software becomes open-source

January 8, 2007 Outsiders will be able to modify the viewer software; Linden Lab plans to follow suit with the server software, too. TAGS: Second Life, server software, open source, Linux kernel, virtual worlds, GPL, open-source software, Linux, code, server, agreement

Free software's white knight

March 17, 2006 Free Software Foundation's Eben Moglen talks about his plans and his philosophy on software freedom. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, Pretty Good Privacy, Richard Stallman, lawyer, programmer, GPL, work, U.S.
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