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MySQL enters Unix pact with SCO

September 2, 2005 The two will work on joint certification, marketing, sales and training for a version of the database for new OpenServer 6. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCO OpenServer, MySQL, GPL, Unix, open source, training, database, Linux

At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux

August 12, 2005 What goes on in Redmond's Linux and Open Source Software Lab? Chief Bill Hilf is the one to ask. Photos: Microsoft's Linux lab TAGS: Redmond, Linux, open-source software, lab, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'

October 5, 2005 Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says. TAGS: Eric Raymond, Linux desktop, LinuxWorld, Linux, open source, Microsoft Office, market share, open-source community, Apple Computer, Unix, London, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft embraces open-source scripting language

January 4, 2006 Company unveils first beta of IronPython, a .Net implementation of Python, in hopes of luring programmers to Windows. TAGS: Python, Microsoft .NET, Unix, Microsoft Visual Studio, scripting language, open source, beta, Microsoft Corp., software company, Linux, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Keeping up to date with open source

July 17, 2007 CUPS code runneth over to Apple, fee-based Zonbu PC taps Linux, and the clock ticks down for PHP 4. TAGS: Open-Xchange, open source, PHP, SuSE, Unix, Linux, printing, Apple Computer, Intel, PC

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

Trend Micro: Open source is more secure

June 13, 2006 Antivirus vendor wades into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Red Hat takes a cautious approach. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., open source, Linux, distribution, Red Hat Inc., antivirus company, open-source software, patch management, vulnerability, security, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux

June 8, 2006 Open-source OS now accounts for a quarter of Dell's enterprise business and is growing fast, the company says. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Linux, industry standard, Unix, SuSE, Novell Inc., Dell, open source, IBM Corp., server, Intel, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

SCO updates Unix product, open-source attitude

June 24, 2005 In effort to pump up dwindling Unix revenue, SCO unveils new version of OpenServer, along with new open-source-friendly position. TAGS: SCO OpenServer, SCO Group Inc., open source, Unix, GPL, Linux, IBM Corp., Java, operating system

Open season at Linux show

August 11, 2005 Red Hat says it will fund programmers' efforts to defang the threat presented by software patents. Also: Database start-ups bet on open source. Photos: Execs tout penguin TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, support services, Oracle Corp., workplace, Apache Software Foundation, Novell Inc., intellectual property, exec, Unix, IBM Corp., Firefox, start-up, database, server

SGI's Unix variant fading into history

September 8, 2006 Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI Unix, Unix, SCO Group Inc., Intel Itanium, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, SGI Irix, HP PA-RISC, HP-UX, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, variant, IBM Corp., acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, open source, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., protection, open-source software, Java

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Novell Inc., Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, Linux, community, IBM AIX, programmer, project, Unix, operating system

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., developer, Unix, Intel, firewall, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Linux license overhaul--don't hold your breath

February 14, 2005 General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle. TAGS: Richard Stallman, GPL, open source, LinuxWorld, license, Free Software Foundation, GNU, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, open-source software, 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., GPL, BSD, CIO, open source, Linux, specification, project, conference, Unix, server

Zend brings PHP to Oracle's database

October 11, 2005 Zend Core for Oracle highlights one of the growing commercial uses of open-source PHP scripting language. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., PHP, Oracle Corp., MySQL Database, scripting language, CRM, open-source software, database, IBM Corp., open source, Unix, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Linux, Scott McNealy, Sun UltraSPARC, open source, server, Unix, AMD, operating system, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows