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Brazil's love of Linux

August 28, 2008 The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, federal government, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Linux, Digg, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

HP offers open-source software bundles

April 4, 2006 Hewlett-Packard plans to bundle open source products. TAGS: open-source software, bundle, JBoss, open source, HP, Linux, Dell

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., open-source software, open-source programmer, Linux, intellectual property, open source, IBM Corp.

Legal summits to tackle Linux

September 12, 2007 The Linux Foundation plans two gatherings that will focus on legal issues surrounding open-source software. TAGS: summit, Linux, open-source software

Massive Linux handout set for French schools

August 11, 2005 Local government finances project to distribute 64,000 packs of CDs with Linux and with free software for Windows and Mac OSes. TAGS: pack, Linux, region, open-source software, project, student, school, CD, open source, Apple Macintosh, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Vienna to softly embrace Linux

January 25, 2005 Open source wins another local-government convert, with soft migrations to Linux imminent within the Austrian capital. TAGS: Vienna, Debian, open-source software, productivity-application, Linux, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, department, distribution, information technology, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Real to plug Windows media support into Linux

August 15, 2006 Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Linux computer, Linux, Novell Inc., Linux software, Windows Media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, open-source software, WMV, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., video

European Commission vouches for open source

January 16, 2007 EU's executive arm endorses open source, offers a boost of confidence to businesses considering Linux and related software. TAGS: open-source software, open source, European Union, OpenOffice, savings, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's eye on open source

July 20, 2005 Software giant's Martin Taylor soldiers on, evangelizing that open source may not be all it's cut out to be. TAGS: open source, open-source software, Linux, platform, Microsoft Corp.

Dell offers an open-source PC

October 4, 2005 Dimension E510n1 is geared for customers who want to use open-source software such as Linux. Photo: Dell's open-source PC TAGS: open source, Dell, open-source software, entertainment, Linux, Intel Pentium 4, Dell Inspiron, Intel Pentium, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

LinuxWorld outgrows original outfit

August 8, 2005 The confab's not just for Linux anymore. The show draws a desirable audience, and the agenda now includes many related products. TAGS: LinuxWorld, open-source software, adopter, Linux, Linux server, open source, trade show, San Francisco, operating system, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, coupon, threat, open-source software, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use

January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, Linux seller, open standard, Linux, fear, intellectual property, database, operating system, U.S., HP, Microsoft Corp.

KDE flaws put Linux, Unix systems at risk

January 20, 2006 Critical vulnerability in open-source software bundle could allow a remote attacker to commandeer a vulnerable system. TAGS: KDE, Unix system, attacker, Unix, flaw, open-source software, Linux, Web browser

At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux

August 12, 2005 What goes on in Redmond's Linux and Open Source Software Lab? Chief Bill Hilf is the one to ask. Photos: Microsoft's Linux lab TAGS: Redmond, open-source software, Linux, lab, open source, Unix, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Homeland Security helps secure open-source code

January 11, 2006 The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs. TAGS: Coverity, Stanford, open-source software, margin, open source, security bug, homeland security, Symantec Corp., Apache Software Foundation, project, security, Linux, Firefox, operating system

Qualcomm lines up with Linux

May 5, 2005 Cell phone chipmaker will support Linux, marking another key company to back the open-source software on handsets. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., handset maker, Linux, cell phone, handset, chip company, open-source software, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., article

Cuba to migrate to open-source software

February 20, 2007 Country's technology leaders distance themselves from Microsoft with wide-ranging plans for open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, conference, open source, government, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Novell Inc., GPL, open source, intellectual property, Unix, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., programming, Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.