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October 14, 2004 Java Desktop System version 2 sneaks onto the market only two months ahead of version 3's due date. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop software, Linux, operating system, open source, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

September 21, 2006 Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes. TAGS: kernel, GPL, Linux, open source, virtualization, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Real-Time, operating system, Web browser, security, server, Microsoft Corp.

November 27, 2006 Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective. TAGS: technology services company, Linux, open source, France, Firefox, decision, member, Microsoft Corp., server, Web browser, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

August 17, 2001 Ransom Love, chief executive of Caldera International, discusses the future of the open-source movement and his vision of a unified Unix/Linux platform. TAGS: Caldera Systems Inc., Caldera International, GNU, thin client, SCO Group Inc., Linux, business computing, open source, Unix, CEO, vision, platform, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Web browser, server

August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, Opera Software, open source, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Firefox, image, e-mail, Apple Computer

November 30, 2005 The license covering Linux faces revisions, the Firefox browser gets a makeover, and Gollum points the way to Wikipedia. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, Amazon.com Inc., Firefox, OpenDocument Format, IBM DB2, Wikipedia, open source, Massachusetts, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Web browser, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., operating system, database

February 16, 2004 While open-source software is still fighting for space on American desktops, it's making surprising progress in developing economies due to native-language translation efforts. TAGS: OpenOffice, language, KDE, open source, open-source software, project, word, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, Web browser, operating system, PC

April 28, 2004 Turbolinux, a Japanese seller of the open-source operating system, bridges a philosophical divide by licensing Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video. TAGS: TurboLinux Inc., Windows Media Format, Windows Media, Linspire, open source, Linux, Linux seller, Japan, RealNetworks Inc., codec, API, digital music, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Web browser

April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor. TAGS: GPL, monopoly, penalty, license, open source, Linux, file-sharing, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., antitrust, intellectual property, LAN, printer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, operating system

April 28, 2004 Representatives from the open-source foundations meet to figure out a common plan of attack as Microsoft's tightly integrated Web and desktop technology looms. TAGS: GNOME, Microsoft Longhorn, XAML, Mozilla Corp., Ximian, open source, desktop software, co-founder, combination, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft .NET, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Java, Linux

August 6, 2004 Upcoming release to fuse Novell technology with that acquired from Ximian and SuSE Linux. TAGS: Ximian, GNOME, Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux desktop, Pidgin, desktop software, SuSE Linux, Linux, Novell GroupWise, KDE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, fall, brand, server software, Microsoft Exchange Server

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