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HP offers open-source software bundles
April 4, 2006
Hewlett-Packard plans to bundle open source products.
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Legal summits to tackle Linux
September 12, 2007
The Linux Foundation plans two gatherings that will focus on legal issues surrounding open-source software.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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India's Kerala state goes open source
June 29, 2007
Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.
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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.
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Pioneering desktop Linux project put on ice
September 5, 2006
Norwegian city won't make shift soon, but the man behind the plan denies that the project has been canned.
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Microsoft to 'open the doors' of Linux labs
April 5, 2006
The software giant will launch a Web site to communicate with customers who use Microsoft and open-source software.
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Red Hat ponders new JBoss strategy
November 17, 2006
Company considers splitting JBoss into free and subscription versions, as with Red Hat's Linux strategy.
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Oracle bands with open-source patent group
March 27, 2007
Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases.
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Amsterdam to evaluate open source
January 2, 2007
Seeking independence from proprietary software, city joins growing list of other municipalities testing Linux.
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Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress
April 11, 2006
Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work.
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How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006
perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.
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Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits
October 17, 2006
Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products.
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Novell brands its own open-source religion
May 9, 2006
To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite.
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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.
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