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

Corel to offer free Linux image editor

March 10, 2000 Mirroring its strategy with WordPerfect, Corel will offer the Linux version of its image editing software for free to keep from being squeezed out by Microsoft. TAGS: Applix Inc., Corel Corp., Corel Linux, Borland Software Corp., Linux, Corel WordPerfect, mirroring, image-editing, merger, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat tests new programming aid

January 25, 2005 Top Linux seller begins public testing of software to make it easier for developers to write programs for its various versions of the OS. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GCC, Linux seller, programmer, compiler, Linux, programming, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Key bugs in core Linux code squashed

August 3, 2005 Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing. TAGS: Coverity, defect, Linux kernel, Linux, analysis, bug, code, file system, open source, programming, security, networking, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Project bridges Xen, KVM virtualization

June 6, 2007 Linux programmer Rusty Russell offers software that could unify some virtualization programming chores. TAGS: virtualization, Xen, KVM, programmer, programming, open source, Linux, operating system, server

Torvalds looking for new Linux home

April 8, 2005 Linus Torvalds wants replacement for BitKeeper system that houses and manages global programming effort. Development could slow as result. TAGS: Linux kernel, Linux, repository, open source, Novell Inc., programming, e-mail

Open source casts new mold for type design

July 11, 2006 DejaVu font development gives Linux another toehold for its push into proprietary territory. Image: The DejaVu font TAGS: font, open source, Fedora Project, derivatives, Linux, character, programming

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 "Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit. TAGS: software patent, Mitch Kapor, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, open source, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., innovation, Linux, Sun Solaris, chairman, founder, programming, Mozilla Corp.

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., open source, OpenSolaris, Red Hat Inc., biotechnology, Linux, Unix, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., GPL, intellectual property, open source, Unix, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., programming, Java, Firefox, Web browser

Sun license gets open-source nod

January 19, 2005 The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OSI, open-source project, open source, approval, GPL, Sun UltraSPARC, BSD, programming, IBM Corp., Linux, server, operating system

Canonical wants open-source cooperation

April 9, 2007 Ubuntu Linux backer hopes its Launchpad site will help open-source projects match Microsoft's collaboration abilities. TAGS: Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux, collaboration, open source, project, open-source software, mailing list, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

August 11, 2005 Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks. TAGS: patent, Steve Mills, software patent, open source, intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, LinuxWorld, ally, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, Linux, open-source software, threat, San Francisco, programming

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., OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, agreement, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

Sun criticizes popular open-source license

April 6, 2005 Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source software realm but takes jabs at the GPL. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, obligation, open source, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, Java, source code, nation, project, Red Hat Inc., president, programming, Linux

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991. TAGS: GPL, Trusted Computing, license, source code, Richard Stallman, foundation, open source, Bill Gates, open-source software, Web service, attorney, programming, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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