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Google throws bodies at OpenOffice
October 31, 2005
With rival Microsoft in mind, the search giant will hire people to work on the open-source software suite.
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Open-source transitions gather steam
July 6, 2006
Microsoft and Sun continue to make an uneasy peace with open-source software as it becomes more and more of a business reality.
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FAQ: The Sun-Google partnership
October 5, 2005
What exactly does the alliance mean for the two companies--and for the computing industry?
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Sun to offer more free software
November 30, 2005
The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system.
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A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?
May 10, 2005
CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days?
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Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents
May 14, 2007
Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents.
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This week in Linux news
November 19, 2004
Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux.
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OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0
October 20, 2005
Programmers release a major overhaul to the open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office.
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Sun expands open-source Java plan
August 15, 2006
Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year.
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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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Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group
May 1, 2006
Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned.
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Dell: Red Hat needs to lower prices
December 8, 2004
Dell executive says Linux seller is risking losing customers to free versions of the open-source operating system.
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Year in review: New players enliven open source
December 21, 2007
Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace.
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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.
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Open source, from Apache to Zimbra
November 22, 2006
In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with.
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This week in open source
June 17, 2005
Can new partnerships make LAMP a more serious contender to Java and Microsoft's .NET? Also: Sun releases Solaris code.
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Week in review: Open source changing course
June 17, 2005
week in reviewWith new releases and new partnerships, software such as LAMP and Solaris took the spotlight this week.
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Rising challenges in open source
October 26, 2006
Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent.
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LinuxWorld: Xen lures big-name endorsements
February 18, 2005
special coverage In just a few months, the open-source software package has been catapulted to the limelight. Also: Sun bumps back Opteron servers. Photos: Scenes from LinuxWorld
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