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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 developer, open source, open-source project, Google Inc., phishing, open-source software, social networking, project, activity, code, Java

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

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, software company, Microsoft .NET, IBM Corp., component, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, open source, JavaOne, Free Software Foundation, JDK, source code, exception, GPL, open-source software, conference, server, video

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, open source, application server, Stephen O'Grady, stack, BEA Systems Inc., Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, Java, server

Zimbra to offer Ubuntu Linux support

May 4, 2007 The start-up focused on e-mail and calendar software for servers adds support for the up-and-coming version of Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, server software, Ubuntu Linux, open source, open-source company, GNOME, Red Hat Inc., Linux, open-source software, Mozilla Thunderbird, server, Java, CEO, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

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, Scott McNealy, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, executive vice president, vice president, exec, open-source software, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, OpenOffice, exec, agreement, Java, Linux

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL, open source, Firefox 2.0, open-source software, Linux, Java, handset, IBM Corp., blog, 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, XenSource Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, Linux, open-source software, Java, San Francisco, blog, IBM Corp., Windows Media, server, operating system

Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source

April 10, 2006 Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., ecosystem, open source, BEA Systems Inc., open-source company, acquisition, middleware, open-source software, Novell Inc., Java, Oracle Corp., Linux, CEO, IBM Corp.

Open-source firms team up for interoperability

February 14, 2007 Open Solutions Alliance hopes to make open-source software programs work better together. TAGS: alliance, SugarCRM, JasperSoft, Novell Inc., interoperability, Red Hat Inc., digital identity, open source, server software, seller, software company, open-source software, MySQL, Java, Linux, server
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