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Ubuntu maker to distribute Sun's Java

November 8, 2006 Canonical's Linux software will include Sun's Glassfish for running Java programs on servers. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ubuntu, AMD Opteron, Java, Sun Java, open source, server, Linux

Keeping pace with open source

June 29, 2007 Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release. TAGS: GPL, Linux, India, open source, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, operating system, PC

Sun hires Debian Linux founder

March 19, 2007 Ian Murdock, founder of Debian and several other Linux initiatives, now will work with Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Debian, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, founder, chairman, Ubuntu, open source, blog, server, operating system

OpenVZ ported to Sun Niagara servers

December 29, 2006 Linux can be subdivided into "containers" on Sun's newest Sparc servers, matching a feature Solaris already possesses. TAGS: OpenVZ, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., container, T1, Sun Solaris, Intel Itanium, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open source, server, Intel, operating system

Java inches closer to open source

May 16, 2006 Sun plans to open up more Java software, but will stop short of sharing the programming language itself. TAGS: open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Java software, BEA Systems Inc., JavaOne, Java application, programming language, Sun Solaris, Linux, server, brand

The business of Linux in China

April 12, 2006 newsmaker As China faces a curb on Windows piracy, two execs discuss prospects for the open-source OS there. TAGS: China, Debian, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., LinuxWorld, chief marketing officer, Linux desktop, distribution, Beijing, open source, Boston, server, operating system

Sun releases Sparc specs to lure Linux

February 14, 2006 Company releases UltraSparc chip details to help bring Linux and versions of BSD Unix to its systems. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Jonathan Schwartz, T1, BSD Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., CIO, GPL, BSD, open source, Linux, specification, project, conference, Unix, server

Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem

February 8, 2006 A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. TAGS: Sun Sparc, BSD, Sun Microsystems Inc., ecosystem, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, software company, open source, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., AMD, president, server

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, IBM AIX, open source, x86 processor, Intel x86, AMD Opteron, Linux, free, pricing, bug fix, software company, support

Red Hat plans app server in 2004

December 18, 2003 The Linux seller plans to expand into a new Java software market in the first half of 2004, encroaching on the application server turf of IBM, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems. TAGS: application server, Red Hat Inc., Java software, BEA Systems Inc., J2EE, JBoss, Sun Microsystems Inc., support services, Java, open source, server, Apache Software Foundation, Linux, pricing, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun's plan for open-source chips bears fruit

September 12, 2006 Start-up Simply RISC builds a single-core variant of Sun Microsystems' open-source UltraSparc T1 chip. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, RISC, T1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, open source, variant, Unix, Linux, Intel, server

Year in review: The open-source effect spreads

December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's top software exec leaves for Adobe

March 16, 2006 John Loiacono is headed to the graphics software giant amid radical software changes at Sun, News.com has learned. TAGS: MontaVista, Sun Microsystems Inc., server software, Sun Solaris, exec, vice president, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc., open source, president, server, Linux

Getting on the Linux wavelength

January 2, 2007 roundup A developer takes steps to get the OS running on the Zune; meanwhile, long-term support for Fedora Linux winds down. TAGS: Fedora Project, open source, Linux, Microsoft Zune, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., AMD Opteron, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, OpenOffice, exec, agreement, Sun Solaris, Linux, Java

Lighting a fire under Solaris

April 24, 2006 Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, OpenSolaris, x86 server, Intel x86, Sun Sparc, Linux, AMD Opteron, R&D, server, open source, IBM Corp., AMD, operating system

Sun gives OpenSparc a push

October 3, 2006 Development project for UltraSparc T1 gets an advisory board, a boost from Gentoo Linux and a derivative design from Simply RISC. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, RISC, T1, Gentoo Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Gentoo, design, open source, AMD, Linux, server

LinuxWorld revs up

August 17, 2006 special coverage The San Francisco conference spotlights trends in open source, from servers to cell phones and Windows media support. TAGS: margin, LinuxWorld, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., XenSource Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, open-source software, Linux, Java, IBM Corp., blog, San Francisco, Windows Media, server, operating system

Sun to make Java more Linux-friendly

May 4, 2006 As JavaOne approaches, plans are afoot to make Java licensing terms more favorable to open-source OSes. TAGS: JavaOne, Java, Joe Keller, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java server, JRE, BEA Systems Inc., open source, Java Platform, company executive, server software, standard, Java application, Linux, Oracle Corp., software company

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