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Sun plugs in open-source Java database
December 13, 2005
The company is distributing an open-source Java database within its Java server software products.
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Sun releases Solaris 10 for free
February 1, 2005
The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register.
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IBM steps into open-source Java project
July 21, 2005
Long an open-source Java advocate, Big Blue begins participating in Harmony and plans to submit code, exec says.
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Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboard
August 4, 2005
One year after IBM submits initial code, the Apache Foundation releases first version of open-source Java database.
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Sun promises to open-source Java
May 16, 2006
Sun execs say the question is no longer whether the Java programming language will be open-sourced, but how it should be done.
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Sun drafts open-source blog developer
August 31, 2004
The principal author of Roller Weblogger will gather support for the online journals inside and outside Sun.
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Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents
May 14, 2007
Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents.
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IT giants accused of exploiting open source
May 31, 2005
Top EU official accuses major companies that sell open-source software of treating open-source developers as subcontractors.
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IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris
August 16, 2006
Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system.
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Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project
January 31, 2005
Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used.
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Sun license gets open-source nod
January 19, 2005
The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned.
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Apache project keeps pace with Java changes
November 14, 2006
Just weeks before Sun releases Java code, the parallel Apache Harmony project becomes a top-level project.
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Sun names likely license for open-source Java
October 26, 2006
The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says.
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Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades
October 31, 2005
Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers.
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The open-source patent conundrum
January 31, 2005
OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture around open-source software is turning increasingly murky.
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IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact
June 27, 2005
Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years.
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Year in review: Wrench hits development world
January 8, 2005
Open source shook up the software development world as established companies and challengers sought to harness the collaborative development model.
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Sun warms to open-source server software
January 26, 2005
Even as it takes first step toward open-source Solaris, firm says it's considering a similar move with its server software product.
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What's wrong with the Java community process?
March 10, 2005
IBM's software chief Steve Mills says a more democratic standards process would be to everyone's benefit--even Sun.
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CA readies patent pledge
February 18, 2005
As it tries to cozy up to open-source developers, Computer Associates plans to follow IBM's and Sun's example of donating patents.
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