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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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