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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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Microsoft aims to charm open-source world
June 29, 2006
Company highlights open-source strategy at London conference, but some attendees are leery of its motives.
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Sun to open source code for office software
July 17, 2000
The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed.
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Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none
December 4, 2006
ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers.
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Is open source getting to Microsoft?
September 15, 2006
Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even.
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Year in review: The open-source effect spreads
December 20, 2005
Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold.
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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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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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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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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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Sun looks to jolt interest in Java
May 12, 2007
With its JavaOne conference under way, Sun aims to capitalize on the growing interest in so-called rich Internet applications.
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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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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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OpenDocument standard ratified
May 3, 2006
An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format.
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Year in review: Grappling with open source
December 19, 2006
As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways.
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Open source makes inroads
September 12, 2006
Red Hat follows Novell's lead with Xen-enabled Linux beta, as Ubuntu's founder aims for success in emerging markets.
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Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java
May 8, 2007
The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development.Video: Sun launches JavaFX
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Getting on the Linux wavelength
January 2, 2007
roundup A developer takes steps to get the OS running on the Zune; meanwhile, long-term support for Fedora Linux winds down.
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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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Sun bets on free Java tool
November 13, 2003
Developers won't pay a penny for the next version of Java application server, set for release next week, says the company's top software executive in a presentation of Sun's software plans.
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