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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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Debian, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, founder, chairman, Ubuntu, open source, blog, operating system, 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, bug fix, software company, pricing, server

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, Sun Sparc, Linux, Intel x86, R&D, AMD Opteron, server, open source, IBM Corp., AMD, 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., server, open source, Intel, operating system

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 Solaris, Sun UltraSPARC, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, software company, AMD Opteron, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server

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: Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Java, Java software, BEA Systems Inc., JavaOne, Java application, Sun Solaris, programming language, server, brand, Linux

HP hires Linux luminary

December 5, 2000 Adopting a strategy made popular by more radical companies, the computer giant hires open-source advocate Bruce Perens to give the company a deeper view of the workings of open-source software. TAGS: Bruce Perens, VA Software Corp., HP PA-RISC, open source, Linux, open-source community, Debian, Sun Solaris, open-source software, HP, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., server, Dell

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, exec, Sun Solaris, vice president, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc., open source, president, server, Linux

Red Hat hopes to solidify lead with new Linux

March 14, 2007 Red Hat hopes its latest release will lock in its position as the Linux leader as more companies vie for a piece of the competitive market. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, virtualization, Linux, Novell Inc., open-source community, virtual machine, Sun Solaris, open source, server, operating system

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: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., open-source community, OpenOffice.org, AMD Opteron, OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, exec, agreement, Linux, Java

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, Linux kernel, T1, IBM Corp., file system, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, Red Hat Inc., server
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