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Microsoft mulls opening of Office code

 January 16, 2004 The purveyor of proprietary software is looking to expand its Shared Source Initiative to Office, which lets companies see source code underlying Office, server applications and more. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, Microsoft Office, expansion, code, open source, Microsoft Corp., government, XML, Linux, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code

 February 23, 2005 The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server, Jason Matusow, source code, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Stephen O'Grady, open source, product development, code, database, server, security, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., developer, Microsoft Windows

Real: Baby steps toward freedom

 July 23, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that RealNetworks is off to a good start in opening up some source code, but it needs to go further if it wants to block Microsoft's advance. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealAudio, Open Source Initiative, RealNetworks RealVideo, open source, codec, OGG, open-source community, license, GPL, source code, code, co-founder, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, server

Open source: A nonproprietary world

 September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, GNU, Linux, open-source software, open source, source code, intellectual property, GPL, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., attorney, Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Novell extends open-source push

 May 11, 2004 For the second time, the company has released the source code of a once-proprietary software package that makes it easier to substitute Linux for Microsoft's Windows. TAGS: Evolution Connector, Novell Inc., Ximian, SuSE, GPL, Red Hat Inc., Novell GroupWise, Linux, source code, Microsoft Exchange Server, open source, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled

 November 6, 2003 An unknown intruder tries to insert a Trojan horse program into the code of the next Linux kernel--an attempt that raises questions about the security of open-source development methods. TAGS: Concurrent Versions System, Linux kernel, intruder, kernel, Linus Torvalds, Linux, security flaw, trojan horse, source code, mailing list, open source, code, database, developer, security, server
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