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Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic

December 21, 2004 The Linux leader calls the rival open-source operating system from Sun Microsystems a "joke." TAGS: Sun Solaris, Linus Torvalds, Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, x86 processor, programmer, open source, leader, Unix, operating system

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 3, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, Sun Solaris, open source, leader, blog, CEO, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Sun considers GPL 3 license for Solaris

January 30, 2006 But chances of cooperation between Solaris and Linux are clouded because Linux will remain under GPL 2. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Linus Torvalds, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL 3, Xen, open source, Linux kernel, intellectual property, blog, operating system, server, Dell, HP

Open source's patent spat

November 23, 2004 roundup Linus Torvalds and other luminaries call EU patent proposal "deceptive, dangerous." Also: Eye on the big ticket. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, open source, Novell NetWare, European Union, Linux, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, kernel, multiprocessor, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Oracle Corp., Linux kernel, T1, Sun Solaris, file system, IBM Corp., programming, Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., patch management

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 "Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit. TAGS: software patent, Mitch Kapor, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., open source, open-source software, IBM Corp., innovation, Linux, Sun Solaris, founder, chairman, programming, Mozilla Corp.
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