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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lighting a fire under Solaris
April 24, 2006
Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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