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Opening up an open-source roadblock

February 21, 2007 If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, open-source community, open source, freedom, intellectual property, open-source software, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft dallies with open source

May 17, 2006 Software maker is working out the kinks in its interoperability efforts, software exec Bill Hilf says. TAGS: open-source community, open source, open-source software, ISV, JBoss, lab, software company, developer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Unix

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Rick Sherlund, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, open source, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, Microsoft Corp., agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows

'Sandal and ponytail set' cramping Linux adoption?

March 28, 2006 Yes, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn. To be taken seriously, open-source community needs to dress the part. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, open-source community, open source, adoption, open-source software, Massachusetts, CIO, government, decision, Linux, information technology, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft gives go-ahead to open-source Web services

September 13, 2006 Company won't assert patents related to 35 Web services specs--a move designed to ease developers' legal concerns. TAGS: Web service, patent, open-source software, open-source community, open source, specification, royalty, standards, Apache Software Foundation, FAQ, GPL, developer, lawyer, concern, Microsoft Corp., XML

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, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, agreement, exec, Linux, Java
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