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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rocky Mountain high for open source
February 24, 2006
The man behind Steamboat Springs' move to open source sees big gains for local governments.
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Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy
October 29, 2007
OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft
June 22, 2007
Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement.
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New XenEnterprise boosts virtual Windows
April 2, 2007
Virtualization software now can run multiprocessor Windows servers, but bigger changes are coming in June.
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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.
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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.
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