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Hackers deface SCO site

November 29, 2004 Controversial company experiences another attack, with defacers targeting SCO's claims to Linux code. Image: Screen shot of SCO hack TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, open-source community, Linux, IBM Corp., attack, open source, operating system

Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'

October 5, 2005 Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says. TAGS: Eric Raymond, Linux desktop, LinuxWorld, Linux, open source, Microsoft Office, market share, open-source community, Apple Computer, London, Unix, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Torvalds weighs in on Linux trademark row

August 22, 2005 Linux founder defends protection of the trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, software patent, trademark, open-source community, intellectual property, Linux, founder, open source, mailing list

Device support 'key' to desktop Linux

April 5, 2006 Hardware makers should do more to make devices compatible with the open-source OS, experts tell LinuxWorld attendees. TAGS: desktop Linux, Open Source Development Labs, Novell Inc., LinuxWorld, Linux, open-source community, hardware maker, open source, operating system

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. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Xen, computing, supercomputer, Dawn Kawamoto, open-source community, open source, gadget, Linux, IBM Corp., video, Google Inc., operating system

Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none

December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, open source, Linux kernel, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Banks 'should give back to open-source community'

April 26, 2006 The Street is making increasing use of open source, but the financial world should contribute more code, experts say. TAGS: open-source community, competitive advantage, open source, Novell Inc., Wall Street, financial company, audience, bank, conference, New York, code, Linux

Saving Linux from the lawyers

November 21, 2005 CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system. TAGS: patent, Open Source Development Labs, open-source community, Linux, open source, lawyer, developer, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Novell delivers Linux package to home PCs

April 20, 2005 Bundle for tech-savvy consumers includes several of the best-known Linux products plus resources for going beyond simple PC use. TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, open-source community, Linux, SuSE, home PC, open source, networking, Firefox, Web browser, PC

Red Hat hopes to solidify lead with new Linux

March 14, 2007 Red Hat hopes its latest release will lock in its position as the Linux leader as more companies vie for a piece of the competitive market. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, virtualization, virtual machine, Linux, Novell Inc., open-source community, Sun Solaris, open source, server, operating system

Which way, open-sourcers?

September 12, 2006 Software advocate says the latest draft of the GPL license is driving a wedge between the open-source and free-software communities. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source community, Free Software Foundation, Linus Torvalds, community, provision, Richard Stallman, open source, Linux

Computing heavyweights to chaperone Linux into servers

August 30, 2000 IBM, NEC, Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are joining with Linux companies to coax the open-source operating system into high-end, multiprocessor machines. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., heavyweight, Linux company, Linux, multiprocessor, IBM Corp., open-source community, open source, SuSE, programmer, file system, NEC Electronics Corp., Intel, server, Dell, HP

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. TAGS: open source, open-source community, Google Inc., open-source software, Linux, relationship, IBM Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source community, Newsmaker, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

Microsoft dallies with open source

May 17, 2006 Software maker is working out the kinks in its interoperability efforts, software exec Bill Hilf says. TAGS: open-source community, open source, open-source software, ISV, JBoss, lab, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, developer, Unix

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. TAGS: software patent, open-source developer, open source, Open Source Development Labs, patent suit, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source community, IBM Corp., GPL, Mozilla Corp., Europe, developer, Linux, U.S.

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. TAGS: Bruce Perens, VA Software Corp., Linux, open source, HP PA-RISC, open-source community, Debian, Sun Solaris, open-source software, HP, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., server, Dell

'Sandal and ponytail set' cramping Linux adoption?

March 28, 2006 Yes, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn. To be taken seriously, open-source community needs to dress the part. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, open-source community, open source, adoption, open-source software, Massachusetts, CIO, government, decision, Linux, information technology, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 13, 2006 Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source community, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Rick Sherlund, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, open source, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, Microsoft Corp., agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows