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Google joins open-source patent network

August 8, 2007 Membership in Open Invention Network will see it agree to cross-license open source-related patents to other members for free. TAGS: open source, open-source software, open-source community, Google Inc., Linux, relationship, IBM Corp., Yahoo! Inc., patch management

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, IBM Corp., acquisition, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., database, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem

February 8, 2006 A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. TAGS: Sun Sparc, BSD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, ecosystem, Sun UltraSPARC, Linux, x86 processor, Jonathan Schwartz, software company, AMD Opteron, open source, IBM Corp., AMD, president, server

XenSource gets new CEO, direction

February 15, 2006 Open-source start-up names Veritas veteran Peter Levine to top post, while two co-founders depart from company. TAGS: Peter Levine, XenSource Inc., Xen, co-founder, foundation, VERITAS Software Corp., open source, Sun Solaris, CEO, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, OEM, IBM Corp., operating system

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, intellectual property, patent, standards, open-source community, software company, vendor, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Is Microsoft playing well with others?

April 7, 2006 As it opens up to Linux and rival software, company faces deep skepticism over whether it's really changed its stripes. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, open source, open-source software, protocol, standards, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'

October 21, 2006 Oracle could benefit from offering its own Linux, according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Ubuntu, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, value, open source, server, IBM Corp., database

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

LinuxWorld revs up

August 17, 2006 special coverage The San Francisco conference spotlights trends in open source, from servers to cell phones and Windows media support. TAGS: margin, LinuxWorld, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., XenSource Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, open-source software, Linux, Java, IBM Corp., San Francisco, blog, Windows Media, server, operating system

Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

May 25, 2006 Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict. TAGS: Gartner Inc., RDBMS, Oracle Corp., open source, database software, database management system, database management, market share, open-source software, research company, database, MySQL, IBM Corp., software company, Linux

LinuxWorld makes mobile moves

August 7, 2008 The scope of the open-source community's annual expo ranges from supercomputers to gadgets on the go. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Xen, supercomputer, computing, Dawn Kawamoto, open source, open-source community, gadget, Linux, IBM Corp., video, Google Inc., operating system

Red Hat bands with open-source allies

March 14, 2007 The Linux leader will sell partners' open-source software, sharing revenue and fueling competition with proprietary rivals. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, open-source software, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, leadership, executive vice president, exchange, MySQL, software company, Linux, IBM Corp.

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, Linux, agreement, Linux company, intellectual property, SuSE Linux, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., CEO, open source, Microsoft Corp., letter, IBM Corp.

HP hires Linux luminary

December 5, 2000 Adopting a strategy made popular by more radical companies, the computer giant hires open-source advocate Bruce Perens to give the company a deeper view of the workings of open-source software. TAGS: Bruce Perens, VA Software Corp., HP PA-RISC, open source, Linux, open-source community, Debian, Sun Solaris, open-source software, HP, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., server, Dell

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, Free Software Foundation, foundation, license, GNU, Linux kernel, provision, Richard Stallman, Novell Inc., open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Linux's 'center of gravity'

January 21, 2004 Open Source Development Labs CEO Stuart Cohen heads a consortium that finds itself on the front lines in the battle over the future of open-source development. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., gravity, consortium, Linux, defense, peace, IBM Corp., open source, CEO

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, multiprocessor, kernel, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, Linux kernel, T1, Sun Solaris, file system, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., programming, server

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: software patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., AMD Opteron, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, agreement, Sun Solaris, OpenOffice, exec, Java, Linux

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., SCO Group Inc., Linux seller, Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat plans app server in 2004

December 18, 2003 The Linux seller plans to expand into a new Java software market in the first half of 2004, encroaching on the application server turf of IBM, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems. TAGS: application server, Red Hat Inc., Java software, BEA Systems Inc., J2EE, JBoss, Sun Microsystems Inc., support services, Java, open source, server, Apache Software Foundation, Linux, pricing, IBM Corp., operating system
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