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Sun considers GPL for Solaris

 November 14, 2006 If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Java, license, open source, Linux, possibility, operating system

Sun's open-source chief rallies behind GPL 3

 December 6, 2006 Exec's comments come after Sun decides to release Java code under the less-controversial version 2 of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL 3, GPLv3, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java Platform, open source, license, Java, blog, Linux

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. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, GNU, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, kernel, community, Java, Linux, license, interview

Sun picks GPL license for Java code

 November 13, 2006 After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license. TAGS: GPL, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, GPL 2, open source, license, community, Linux

Sun criticizes popular open-source license

 April 6, 2005 Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source software realm but takes jabs at the GPL. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, open source, obligation, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, Java, source code, nation, project, Red Hat Inc., programming, president, IBM 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 3, GPL 2, Free Software Foundation, draft, Linus Torvalds, license, project, open source, mailing list, Novell Inc., founder, Linux, discussion, Java, Microsoft Corp.

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, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL, Firefox 2.0, Linux, open-source software, handset, blog, IBM Corp., Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

 December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Novell Inc., GPL, intellectual property, open source, Unix, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., programming, Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, JBoss link server software

 September 27, 2005 In another sign of its changing posture toward open-source, Redmond pledges to achieve great interoperability with JBoss products. TAGS: JBoss, application server, server software, open source, Steve Ballmer, Java, GPL, Redmond, open-source software, Microsoft .NET, collaboration, server, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

SCO updates Unix product, open-source attitude

 June 24, 2005 In effort to pump up dwindling Unix revenue, SCO unveils new version of OpenServer, along with new open-source-friendly position. TAGS: SCO OpenServer, SCO Group Inc., Unix, open source, GPL, Linux, IBM Corp., Java, operating system
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