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A look inside Google's open-source kitchen

December 13, 2006 Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. TAGS: open source, open-source developer, open-source project, Google Inc., social networking, open-source software, phishing, project, activity, code, Java

Sun sets up open-source office

August 18, 2005 Company is "heading in the direction where all its software is going to be based on open source," an exec says. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, open-source project, project, Java

Sun expands open-source Java plan

August 15, 2006 Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source version, Java, open source, open-source software, programming language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, component, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source software gets J2EE nod

January 31, 2005 The ObjectWeb Consortium announced that its Java application server, Jonas, has passed the tests needed to get certification for the standard. TAGS: J2EE, Java 2, application server, Java application, certification, Java, open-source software, open source, server

Open source battens the hatches

January 10, 2006 Developers take arms against possible attacks on open-source software. Also: Patent gains and a Java refrain. TAGS: Mono, Fedora Project, open source, open-source software, Novell Inc., Java, Red Hat Inc., Linux, CEO, IBM Corp., blog

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, obligation, open source, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, Java, source code, nation, project, Red Hat Inc., president, IBM Corp., Linux

Sun tries sharing Java again; still not open source

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, application server, BEA Systems Inc., source code, open source, Java server, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, project, Sun Solaris, CEO, server, IBM Corp.

Investors to commercialize open source

May 20, 2005 Venture fund will take open-source development projects and seek to create businesses around them. TAGS: open source, venture, open-source software, IBM Corp., Java

JBoss lands $10 million in funding

February 19, 2004 The open-source Java software company rakes in its first round of outside financing from Matrix Partners and Accel Partners. TAGS: JBoss, Matrix Partners, open-source software, financing, open source, Java, venture capital, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company

Open-source Java--except for the exceptions

May 9, 2007 Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit.Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Richard Stallman, Java, JavaOne, open source, JDK, Free Software Foundation, source code, GPL, exception, open-source software, conference, server, video

Sun looks to sweeten Java

March 15, 2005 The Java steward plans to simplify "excessively complicated" commercial license, as it readies an overhaul of the standard. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, commercial software company, Java 2, J2EE, J2SE, Stephen O'Grady, license, BEA Systems Inc., Java application, open-source software, software company, Sun Java, open source, IBM 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, XenSource Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, open-source software, Linux, Java, blog, San Francisco, IBM Corp., Windows Media, server, operating system

Open-source start-up nabs $4 million in funding

August 14, 2006 MuleSource convinces two VCs that there's money to be made in bringing open source to integration software. TAGS: open source, open-source software, start-up, Java

Polese opens up on open-source plans

January 4, 2005 Industry vet Kim Polese reveals details of start-up SpikeSource's bid to provide support for open-source software on corporate networks. TAGS: open source, open-source software, application server, Apache Software Foundation, business application, database, Java, start-up, Linux, server, security

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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, agreement, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, open source, vice president, executive vice president, exec, open-source software, IBM Corp., CEO, server, 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, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox 2.0, open-source software, Linux, handset, Java, IBM Corp., blog, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source firm SourceLabs partners with Oracle

February 9, 2006 Services outfit SourceLabs stress tests the "SASH" open-source components on Oracle's application server. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server, Stephen O'Grady, stack, application server, open source, Apache Software Foundation, BEA Systems Inc., open-source software, Java, server

Sun to offer more free software

November 30, 2005 The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Java Enterprise System, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, 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, Steve Ballmer, open source, Java, GPL, Redmond, intellectual property, open-source software, collaboration, Microsoft .NET, server, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows
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