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Canonical seeks profit from free Ubuntu

October 6, 2006 The South African startup is starting in earnest a push to make money off the free version of Ubuntu Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, Red Hat Inc., Stephen O'Grady, RedMonk, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core, Fedora Project, desktop computer, open source, server, Microsoft Windows

PostgreSQL database opens up to Windows

January 19, 2005 With the release of version 8, the venerable open-source database now runs on Windows, widening its appeal to corporate customers. TAGS: PostgreSQL, corporate customer, open source, database, Red Hat Inc., Fujitsu, information technology, Microsoft Windows

Linux riskier than Windows?

March 23, 2005 Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., study, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Web server, flaw, vulnerability, paper, open source, configuration, Linux, researcher, blog, server, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Linux, Scott McNealy, Sun UltraSPARC, open source, server, Unix, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, open source, Linux, software company, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

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

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, Intel x86, IBM AIX, x86 processor, open source, AMD Opteron, free, Linux, support, pricing, software company, bug fix

Rocky Mountain high for open source

February 24, 2006 The man behind Steamboat Springs' move to open source sees big gains for local governments. TAGS: open source, Linux desktop, Linux, Linux server, Red Hat Inc., town, server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, HP, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, open-source programmer, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, license agreement, GPL, Linux, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, open source, programmer, Linux, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Unix, developer, firewall, Intel, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?

November 2, 2005 Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task. Photos: Looking for a Linux PC TAGS: Linux PC, Linux, Red Hat Inc., home PC, research company, open source, customer service, conference, San Francisco, operating system, PC, Dell, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy

October 29, 2007 OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft. TAGS: OLPC, Will Poole, philosophy, project, SD card, Red Hat Inc., open source, collaboration, chairman, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, Intel, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Linux on the desktop--almost there again?

August 9, 2005 The buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably, but it hasn't been silenced. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell Linux, desktop Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., wine, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

HP plugs Linux for 64-processor servers

February 9, 2005 Company is working to build support for Integrity Superdome models into versions of Linux sold by Red Hat and Novell. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., Linux, Xen, Red Hat Inc., server, Novell Inc., HP, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Windows

Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft

June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement. TAGS: Mandriva, Linux company, interoperability, patent, Novell Inc., Linux, agreement, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, open source, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Windows

Experts question Windows win in flaw tally

January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. TAGS: LINUX/UNIX, vulnerability, flaw, researcher, open-source community, statistics, Unix, open source, platform, Red Hat Inc., Linux, operating system, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: SuSE Linux, open-source software, SuSE, India, Linux, open source, school, Red Hat Inc., leader, desktop computer, training, information technology, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Seismic shifts

November 3, 2006 Between the Microsoft-Novell deal, and a call for a less U.S.-centric Internet, major change appears on the tech world's horizon. TAGS: Novell Inc., influence, domain name, Week in review, Red Hat Inc., reader, U.N., open source, Linux, call, CEO, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows
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