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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.
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Google Inc.
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relationship
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IBM Corp.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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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.
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AJAX
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Oracle Corp.
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MySQL
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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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.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Jonathan Schwartz
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AMD Opteron
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IBM Corp.
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AMD
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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.
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VERITAS Software Corp.
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Sun Solaris
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CEO
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Linux
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IBM Corp.
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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.
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IBM Corp.
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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.
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Jeremy Allison
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open-source software
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Microsoft Corp.
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Linux
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IBM Corp.
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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.
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server
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IBM Corp.
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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.
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Firefox 2.0
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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.
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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.
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database management
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research company
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IBM Corp.
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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.
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Dawn Kawamoto
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Google Inc.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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VA Software Corp.
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HP
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Compaq Computer Corp.
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IBM Corp.
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server
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Dell
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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Richard Stallman
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Novell Inc.
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Unix
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IBM Corp.
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Linux
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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.
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SCO Group Inc.
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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.
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IBM Corp.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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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.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Jonathan Schwartz
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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.
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Novell Inc.
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IBM Corp.
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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.
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Red Hat Inc.
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Java software
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BEA Systems Inc.
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J2EE
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JBoss
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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support services
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Java
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open source
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server
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Apache Software Foundation
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Linux
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IBM Corp.
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